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{{LSJ1
|Full diacritics=β
|Medium diacritics=β
|Low diacritics=β
|Capitals=Β
|Transliteration A=b
|Transliteration B=b
|Transliteration C=v
|Beta Code=b
|Definition=[[βῆτα]], indecl., second letter of the Greek alphabet: hence as [[numeral]], [[β']] = [[δύο]] and [[δεύτερος]], but [[͵β]] = 2,000.<br><span class="bld">II</span> to represent [[ϝ]], freq. in Hsch., especially in Lacon. words, cf. [[βείκατι]], etc.
}}
{{elru
|elrutext='''β:''' (τό [[βῆτα]]) бета (2-я буква греч. алфавита): [[β']] = 2; [[͵β]] = 2000.
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