"βέβαιος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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        "feminine",
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      "form": "βεβαιότᾰτος",
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "ipa": "/bé.bai̯.os/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈβe.βɛ.os/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈve.ve.os/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbe.bɛ.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβe.βɛ.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈve.ve.os/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβe.βɛ.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈve.ve.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bé.bai̯.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbe.bɛ.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβe.βɛ.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈve.ve.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈve.ve.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βέβαιος"
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: βέβαιος/Ancient Greek 'Number' base_tags={'i', 't', 'd', 'l', 'n', 's', 'A', 'c', 'e', '-', '2', 'o'}",
  "path": [
    "βέβαιος"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "βέβαιος",
  "trace": ""
}