λεπτόν
lepton

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-12-09
Primary meaning minute
Literal translation small quantity
Variants
λεπτόν lepton
λ l abbreviation
Edited by
minute unit of celestial position

[οὗ τὸ δωδεκατημόριον ἐν Σ]κορπίωι [μοιρ]ῶν ηʹ λεπτῶν νβʹ

‘Its dodekatemorion is in Scorpio, at 8 degrees, 52 minutes’

— P.Lond. 98 i 27–28

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Egypt
Date: 95 CE

GH 95

πρ(οσθετικὸς) (Ἄρης) Αἰγοκέρωτι μο(ίρᾳ) ζʹ λ(επτοῖς) θʹ

‘Additive Mars in Capricorn 7° 9'’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4275 8

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 508 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 281-282 + II: 416-417

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APA (7th)
Peeters, T., & Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). λεπτόν (Lemma #2247). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2247/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T., & Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). λεπτόν (Lemma #2247). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2247/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T., & Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). λεπτόν (Lemma #2247). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2247/
Harvard
Peeters, T. and Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) λεπτόν (Lemma #2247), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2247/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2247,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas and Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {λεπτόν ({Lemma} #2247)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2247/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2247/},
}