κλεψύδρα

klepsudra
Greek · noun
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2025-05-18

Literal translation
pipette
Categories
astronomical instrument
artefact of astral science
Related Lemmata 1

1. water clock

1.a water clock astronomical instrument, artefact of astral science

τὸν δὲ ὡρονόμον ὡροσκόπον προσδεῖ δι’ ὅλην τὴν [ἀν]αλογίαν ἐκ τοῦ ἀναφορικοῦ πρὸς κλεψύδραν

‘One also needs the hour-apportioning Ascendant in complete proportion from the (table) of rising-times according to a water clock’

— P.Lond. 98 59–61

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Egypt Date: 95 CE

GH 95


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). κλεψύδρα (Lemma #1969). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1969/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). κλεψύδρα (Lemma #1969). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1969/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). κλεψύδρα (Lemma #1969). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1969/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) κλεψύδρα (Lemma #1969), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1969/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1969,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {κλεψύδρα ({Lemma} #1969)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1969/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1969/},
}