βάδην

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of βαίνω (baínō, “to step”) +‎ -δην (-dēn, deverbal adverb suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

βάδην • (bádēn)

  1. step-by-step
  2. more and more, gradually
  3. on foot

References

  • βάδην in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • βάδην in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • βάδην in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • βάδην in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
    • step idem, page 815.

Greek

Adverb

βάδην • (vádin)

  1. walking

Antonyms

  • τροχάδην (trochádin)

Noun

βάδην • (vádin) n (indeclinable)

  1. racewalking

See also

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