λεπτὸν τρίτον
lepton triton

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-11-03
Primary meaning third-order minute
Literal translation third minute
Variants
λεπτὸν τρίτον lepton triton
Edited by
third-order minute unit of celestial position

ἐπεῖχε Καρκίνου μοίρας ἓξ καὶ ἔ̣τι λεπτὰ τρίτα δέκ̣[α]· ἃ δὴ μέρος μοίρης ἐστὶν δισμυροχιλεξακοσιοστόν

‘(Jupiter) occupied six degrees of Cancer and further ten third(-order) minutes, which are a twenty-six-thousandth of a degree’

— P.Lond. I 130 v 110–115

Genre: horoscope
Date: 81 CE

(GH 81)

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). λεπτὸν τρίτον (Lemma #2246). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2246/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). λεπτὸν τρίτον (Lemma #2246). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2246/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). λεπτὸν τρίτον (Lemma #2246). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2246/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) λεπτὸν τρίτον (Lemma #2246), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2246/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2246,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {λεπτὸν τρίτον ({Lemma} #2246)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2246/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2246/},
}