signum modicae vocis

Latin noun

Last edited: 2024-10-17
Primary meaning semi-voiced sign
Literal translation sign of moderate voice
Variants
signum modicae vocis
modicae vocis signum
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semi-voiced sign astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs Leo and Sagittarius

In constantibus vero signis et quae modicae sunt vocis posita, in nocturna scilicet genitura, faciet multiplici studio veneratores amicos imperatorum, facientes aliquid tale et invenientes, quod ad venias regias pertineat

‘Venus in fixed signs or those with small voice in a nocturnal chart will make devoted friends of emperors, who make and invent things that please royalty;’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 3.5.3

Genre: astrological compendium
Provenance: Sicily
Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 1.143

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). signum modicae vocis (Lemma #1103). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1103/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). signum modicae vocis (Lemma #1103). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1103/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). signum modicae vocis (Lemma #1103). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1103/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) signum modicae vocis (Lemma #1103), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1103/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1103,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {signum modicae vocis ({Lemma} #1103)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1103/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1103/},
}