bini

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2024-09-23
Primary meaning double-bodied
Literal translation two each
Variants
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double-bodied astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces

nunc binis insiste; dabunt geminata potentis per socium effectus.

‘Now turn to the double signs; being doubled they will exert influences the power of which is tempered by a partner.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.159 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 94-95

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). bini (Lemma #2073). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2073/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). bini (Lemma #2073). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2073/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). bini (Lemma #2073). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2073/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) bini (Lemma #2073), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2073/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2073,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {bini ({Lemma} #2073)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2073/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2073/},
}