βήμα
Greek
Alternative forms
- Βήμα n (Víma, “Tribune”)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma).
Noun
βήμα • (víma) n (plural βήματα)
- step, pace (an advance or movement made from one foot to the other)
- bema, tribune, platform (a raised platform from which speakers addressed an assembly, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βήμα (víma) | βήματα (vímata) |
| genitive | βήματος (vímatos) | βημάτων (vimáton) |
| accusative | βήμα (víma) | βήματα (vímata) |
| vocative | βήμα (víma) | βήματα (vímata) |
Derived terms
- άγιο βήμα n (ágio víma, “high altar”)
- βήμα σημειωτόν n (víma simeiotón, “marking time”)
- βήμα της χήνας n (víma tis chínas, “goose-step”)
- βήμα-βήμα (víma-víma, “one step at a time”)
- βηματάκι n (vimatáki)
- βηματίζω (vimatízo, “to walk, to stride”)
- βηματισμός m (vimatismós, “walk, footstep”)
- δυο βήματα n pl (dyo vímata, “a few steps”)