baínō

baín-ō, agr. βαίνω „gehen, treten“

The present stem is from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti, from zero-grade of *gʷem- + *-yéti.

Cognates include Old English cuman (English come), Latin veniō, and Sanskrit गच्छति (gacchati).

The aorist ἔβην (ébēn), as well as the other tense-forms whose stems do not contain ν (n), is from Proto-Hellenic *égʷēn, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-.

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /bǎi̯.nɔː/ → /ˈβɛ.no/ → /ˈve.no/

Verb

βαίνω • (baínō)

1. (intransitive) to go, step, move on foot
2. (transitive) to mount (a chariot)
3. (intransitive) to depart, go away
   1. (euphemistic) to die
4. perfect βέβηκα (bébēka): (intransitive) to stand, be somewhere [ quotations ▼]
   1. (copulative) to be [+adverb = something]
   2. εὖ (eû) βεβηκώς (bebēkṓs) well off
   3. (geometry) to stand on a base
5. future βήσω (bḗsō) and aorist ἔβησα (ébēsa): (causative) to make someone dismount