augeo

Latin · verb
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-11-11
Meanings
Literal translation
to grow
Categories
mathematical quantity
mathematical operation
arithmetical operation
Related Lemmata 8 ›

1. to increase

1.a to increase mathematical quantity

his usque ad Chelas horarum partibus aucta per totidem e Libra decrescent sidera partes.

‘With these fractions of hours the signs increase as far as the Claws; with the same gradations they will decrease after Libra.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 3.413 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 194-195

2. to add

2.a to add mathematical operation, arithmetical operation

Sed, cum bis denas augebit septima partes Lanigeri, surgent Hyades.

‘The Hyades will rise when twenty degrees of the Ram are augmented by a seventh.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 5.118 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 308-309

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). augeo (Lemma #2373). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2373/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). augeo (Lemma #2373). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2373/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). augeo (Lemma #2373). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2373/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) augeo (Lemma #2373), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2373/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2373,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {augeo ({Lemma} #2373)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2373/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2373/},
}