βείομαι

βέομαι

[prob. for βίομαι,

subj. fr. βι(ϝ)-, βίος.]

2 sing. βέῃ Il. 16.852, Il. 24.131 (app. for βέεαι (βέεʼ)).

To live: οὔ τι Διὸς βέομαι φρεσίν Il. 15.194 (φ. app. comitative dat., in company with . . ., in accordance with . . .; thus, will not live and move and have my being in his mind), οὐ δηρὸν βέῃ Il. 16.852, Il. 24.131, τί νυ βείομαι; (what have I now to live for?) Il. 22.431.