ψηφίζω

psēphizō
Greek · verb
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2024-07-15
Meanings
Literal translation
to calculate
Categories
mathematical operation
Related Lemmata 7 ›

1. to calculate

1.a to calculate mathematical operation

ἐπιγνόντες τὴν τῶν ἑπτὰ θεῶν κείνησιν τὰ ὅλα σ̣[υ]νέχουσάν τε καὶ διοικοῦσαν ἀφ[θ]ό̣νως ἡμεῖν διὰ κανόνων αἰωνί̣ων ἀπέλειπ̣ον τὴν περὶ αὐτῶν γνῶσιν· ὅθεν ἕκαστον ψηφίσας ἀκριβῶς τέταχά σοι

‘(The ancient Egyptians,) having recognized the motion of the seven (planetary) gods, which comprises and dispenses all things, have generously left us with the knowledge about them through perpetual tables: having precisely calculated each (planet’s position) by those means, I have set them out for you’

— P.Lond. I 130 6–19

Genre: horoscope Date: 81 CE

(GH 81)

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ψηφίζω (Lemma #2274). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2274/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ψηφίζω (Lemma #2274). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2274/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ψηφίζω (Lemma #2274). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2274/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ψηφίζω (Lemma #2274), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2274/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2274,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ψηφίζω ({Lemma} #2274)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2274/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2274/},
}