Βʹ and Β' redirect here.

Translingual

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) β΄

Numeral

Β΄ • ‎(V΄)

1. The Greek numeral representing the number two (2), typically romanized as the Roman numeral II.

   Ο Βασίλειος Βʹ, ο επονομαζόμενος Βουλγαροκτόνος, ήταν Βυζαντινός αυτοκράτορας της Μακεδονικής δυναστείας.

   Basil II, called the Bulgar-killer, was a Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty.

Usage notes

The Greek numbers from 1 to 999 are properly marked using the Greek numeral sign (κεραία, keraía). This appears in Unicode as greek numeral sign ʹ (U+0374), which is anomalous on Wiktionary and improperly links as ʹ (modifier letter prime, U+02B9). This entry is encoded using the modern Greek accent mark (τόνος, tónos), which appears in Unicode as tonos ΄ (U+0384). Other marks are also sometimes used.

Related terms

• δυο, δύο
• δεύτερος
• διπλός
• διπλάσιος

See also

βʹ and β' redirect here.

Translingual

Numeral

β΄

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of Β΄ ‎(V΄)

Usage notes

Nonstandard in modern Greek, which typically employs the capital letters. Byzantine Greek employed lower-case letters, but used macrons rather than the present-day numeral mark. The Greek numbers from 1 to 999 are properly marked using the Greek numeral sign (κεραία, keraía). This appears in Unicode as greek numeral sign ʹ (U+0374), which is anomalous on Wiktionary and improperly links as ʹ (modifier letter prime, U+02B9). This entry is encoded using the modern Greek accent mark (τόνος, tónos), which appears in Unicode as tonos ΄ (U+0384). Other marks are also sometimes used.