Δυσαμένη δὲ κάρηνα βαθυκνήμιδος ἐρίπνης / Δελφικὸν ἄντρον ἔναιε φόβῳ λυσσώδεος Ἰνοῦς (Nonnus, Dionysiaca 9.273f.) → Having descended from the top of a deep-greaved cliff, she dwelt in a cave in Delphi, because of her fear of raving/raging Ino.
| Full diacritics: β | Medium diacritics: β | Low diacritics: β | Capitals: Β |
| Transliteration A: b | Transliteration B: b | Transliteration C: v | Beta Code: b |
βῆτα, indecl., second letter of the Gr. alphabet: hence as numeral, β
A = δύο and δεύτερος, but β' = 2,000. II to represent ϝ, freq. in Hsch., esp. in Lacon. words, cf. βείκατι, etc.
β: (τό βῆτα) бета (2-я буква греч. алфавита): βʹ = 2; ͵β = 2000.
