αὐξομείωσις
auxomeiōsis

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-07-29
Primary meaning difference
Literal translation increase-decrease
Variants
αὐξομείωσις auxomeiōsis
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difference arithmetical operation, mathematical quantity

γίνεται γ γʹ ὅ ἐστιν αὐξομείωσις ἑκάστου ζῳδίου· τῷ αὐτῷ τρόπῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ἄλλων ζῳδίων γνώσει

‘The result is 3 1/3, which is the difference (between rising-times) for each zodiac sign; by the same method you will also know (the values) for the other zodiac signs.’

— Rhetorius CCAG I p. 163 §50

Genre: astrological treatise

CCAG I


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). αὐξομείωσις (Lemma #2248). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2248/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). αὐξομείωσις (Lemma #2248). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2248/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). αὐξομείωσις (Lemma #2248). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2248/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) αὐξομείωσις (Lemma #2248), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2248/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2248,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {αὐξομείωσις ({Lemma} #2248)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2248/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2248/},
}