A.in most forms,
I.intr. to walk, step, properly of motion on foot, ποσσὶ or ποσὶ βαίνειν Hom., etc.; c. inf. in Hom., βῆ ἰέναι, βῆ ἰέμεν set out to go, went his way, Il.; βῆ θέειν started to run, id=Il.; βῆ δ᾽ ἐλάαν, id=Il., etc.:—c. acc. loci, Soph.; and with all Preps. implying motion, as, ἐπὶ νηὸς ἔβαινεν was going on board ship, Od.; ἐφ᾽ ἵππων βάντες having mounted the chariot, id=Od.; βαίνειν δι᾽ αἵματος to wade through blood, Eur., etc.
2.in perf. to stand or be in a place, χῶρος ἐν ὧι βεβήκαμεν Soph.; often almost= εἰμί (sum), εὖ βεβηκώς on a good footing, well established, prosperous, Hdt., etc.; so, οἱ ἐν τέλει βεβῶτες they who are in office, id=Hdt., Soph.; cf. ξυρόν.
3.to go, go away, depart, Il., Soph.; βέβηκα euphem. for τέθνηκα, Aesch., Soph.:—of things, ἐννέα ἐνιαυτοὶ βεβάασι nine years have come and gone, Il.
II.c. acc. to mount, Hom. only in aor1 mid., βήσασθαι δίφρον:— Pass., ἵπποι βαινόμεναι brood mares, Hdt.
