"βῆτα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /bɛ̂ː.ta/, /ˈβi.ta/, /ˈvi.ta/, /bɛ̂ː.ta/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈbe̝.ta/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβi.ta/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈvi.ta/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈvi.ta/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: βῆτᾰ [canonical], bêta [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤁 (b /⁠bēt⁠/). The letter name, beth, comes from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt), 𐤁𐤉𐤕 (byt, “house”). Etymology templates: {{bor|grc|phn|𐤁‬|ts=bēt}} Phoenician 𐤁 (b /⁠bēt⁠/), {{bor|grc|phn|𐤁𐤕}} Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt), {{m|phn|𐤁𐤉𐤕|t=house}} 𐤁𐤉𐤕 (byt, “house”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|g=n|head=βῆτᾰ}} βῆτᾰ • (bêta) n (indeclinable)
  1. beta, the name for the second letter Β, β of the Ancient Greek alphabet. Tags: indeclinable Categories (topical): Greek letter names

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