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βένθος
βέομαι
Βερέσχεθοι
βηλός
βῆμα
βήξ
βῆ
βῆσσα
βησσήεις
βήσσω
βῆτα
βητάρμων
βιάζω
βιαιομάχας
βίαιος
βία
βιαρκής
βιαστέος
βιαστής
βιάω
βιβάζω
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βῆτα
βῆτα Β, β, , indecl., second letter of the Gr. alphabet: hence as numeral, βʼ δύο, δεύτερος, ,β 2. β is the medial labial mute, between tenuis τ and asp. θ. The dialectic variations of β seem to be mostly due to uncertainties of pronunciation: for γ, as βλήχων γληχών, βλέφαρον Doric γλέφαρον, βουνός γουνός· βεμβράς for μεμβράς, βροτός for μορτός (mortalis). β is sometimes inserted between μλ, μρ to give a fuller sound, as in ἄμβροτος, μεσημβρία, γαμβρός, μέμβλεται.

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the letter beta

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Headword:
βῆτα
Headword (normalized):
βῆτα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
βητα
IDX:
6265
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6269
Key:
bh=ta

Data

{'content': 'βῆτα\n Β, β, , indecl., second letter of the Gr. alphabet: hence as numeral, βʼ δύο, δεύτερος, ,β 2.\n β is the medial labial mute, between tenuis τ and asp. θ. The dialectic variations of β seem to be mostly due to uncertainties of pronunciation:\n for γ, as βλήχων γληχών, βλέφαρον Doric γλέφαρον, βουνός γουνός· βεμβράς for μεμβράς, βροτός for μορτός (mortalis).\n β is sometimes inserted between μλ, μρ to give a fuller sound, as in ἄμβροτος, μεσημβρία, γαμβρός, μέμβλεται.', 'key': 'bh=ta'}