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Στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν → No one loves the bearer of bad news

Sophocles, Antigone, 277

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Full diacritics: β	Medium diacritics: β	Low diacritics: β	Capitals: Β
Transliteration A: b	Transliteration B: b	Transliteration C: v	Beta Code: b

English (LSJ)

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.