διαμετρέω
diametreō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2025-10-27
Primary meaning to be in opposition
Literal translation to measure
Variants
διαμετρέω diametreō
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to be in opposition aspect

οἷον ἐπὶ τοῦ Κρόνου τῶν μοιρῶν τὰς διαμετρούσας θεωρεῖν τίνος εἰσὶ θεοῦ, καθὼς ἐν τῷ ὀργάνῳ πρόκειται

‘Such as, in the case of the degrees of Saturn, one is to observe the (degrees) in opposition, which god’s they are, as is set out in the instrument (i.e., table).’

— Vettius Valens 3.6.2

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 61,X)


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). διαμετρέω (Lemma #1037). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1037/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). διαμετρέω (Lemma #1037). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1037/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). διαμετρέω (Lemma #1037). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1037/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) διαμετρέω (Lemma #1037), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1037/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1037,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {διαμετρέω ({Lemma} #1037)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1037/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1037/},
}