περιφέρεια
periphereia
Greek · noun
variant περιφερείη : periphereiē
Edited by: Thomas Peeters Last edited: 2025-03-24
1. circumference
1.a circumference geometrical concept
2. arc
2.a arc mathematical entity
Ἐπιζητεῖται δὲ ἐν τούτοις, πῶς ἴσων ὄντων τῶν τεταρτημορίων τοῦ ζῳδιακοῦ κύκλου ὁ ἥλιος ἰσοταχῶς κινούμενος διὰ παντὸς ἐν ἀνίσοις χρόνοις διαπορεύεται τὰς ἴσας περιφερείας.
‘And it is a matter of question concerning these things: how - while the fourth parts of the zodiac are equal - does the sun, moving through each of them at constant speed, pass equal arcs in unequal times?’
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). περιφέρεια (Lemma #1296). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1296/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). περιφέρεια (Lemma #1296). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1296/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). περιφέρεια (Lemma #1296). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1296/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) περιφέρεια (Lemma #1296), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1296/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1296,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas},
year = {2025},
title = {περιφέρεια ({Lemma} #1296)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1296/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1296/},
}