radiis adversus

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning in opposition
Literal translation opposite in rays
Variants
radiis adversus
adversus radiis
Edited by

in opposition aspect

Si vero Sol et Luna luminum suorum fuerint radiis adversi, tunc vita parentum ———

‘If however sun and moon with their lights are in opposition, then the life of the parents ———’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 6.25.6

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. 2.129


See also

contrarius in opposition

oppositus in opposition

obsisto to be in opposition

διάμετρος diametrosin opposition

διαμετρέω diametreōto be in opposition

diametrum opposition

ἀντίκειμαι antikeimaito be in opposition

ἐναντιόομαι enantioomaito be in opposition

ana tar-ṣi ana tarṣiopposite

κατὰ διάμετρον kata diametrondiametrically opposite

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). radiis adversus (Lemma #1339). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1339/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). radiis adversus (Lemma #1339). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1339/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). radiis adversus (Lemma #1339). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1339/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) radiis adversus (Lemma #1339), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1339/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1339,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {radiis adversus ({Lemma} #1339)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1339/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1339/},
}