κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων
kat’ Aiguptiōn

Greek adverb

Last edited: 2025-02-26
Primary meaning according to the Egyptians
Literal translation according to the Egyptians
Variants
κατὰ τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους kata tous Aiguptious
κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων kat’ Aiguptiōn P. Oxy. LXI 4251
Edited by
according to the Egyptians calendrical concept

in the measuring of hours

κατὰ τοὺς Αἰ[γυπτίους ὥρᾳ γʹ νυκ[τός.

‘according to the Egyptians ... hour 3 of night.’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4249 3-4

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 172 (?) CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 262-263 + II: 386-387

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων (Lemma #2625). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων (Lemma #2625). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων (Lemma #2625). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2025) κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων (Lemma #2625), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2625,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2025},
	title = {κατ’ Αἰγυπτίων ({Lemma} #2625)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2625/},
}