τετράγωνος πλευρά
tetragōnos pleura

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-01-30
Primary meaning side of square
Literal translation square side
Variants
τετράγωνος πλευρά tetragōnos pleura
Edited by
side of square astrological concept, aspect

ζητήσαντες καθὼς προεκτεθείμεθα εὕρομεν τὴν ἐναντίωσιν Ἄρεως καὶ Ἀφροδίτης χρηματίζουσαν οὕτως κατὰ τὸ ζʹ κλίμα καὶ τὴν τετράγωνον πλευρὰν Κρόνου

‘By searching in the manner in which we have set out, we found the opposition of Mars and Venus thus operative according to the 7th clime, and the square side (i.e., quadrangle) of Saturn’

— Vettius Valens 7.6.30

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 124)

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). τετράγωνος πλευρά (Lemma #1446). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1446/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). τετράγωνος πλευρά (Lemma #1446). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1446/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). τετράγωνος πλευρά (Lemma #1446). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1446/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) τετράγωνος πλευρά (Lemma #1446), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1446/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1446,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {τετράγωνος πλευρά ({Lemma} #1446)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1446/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1446/},
}