ἀκριβής

akribēs
Greek · adverb
variant ἀκρειβής : akreibēs
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
accurate
Categories
mathematical expression
Related Lemmata 2 ›

1. accurate

1.a accurate mathematical expression

(...) ψηφισθείς ἀκρει- [βῶ]ς εὑρέ[θη] ἐν ζῳδίῳ ἀρρενικῷ (...)

‘(...) being computed accurate- ly it was found in a masculine sign (...)’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4276 ii, 5-6

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Oxyrhynchus Date: 2nd-3rd century CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 282-283 + II: 418-419

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀκριβής (Lemma #2635). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2635/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀκριβής (Lemma #2635). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2635/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀκριβής (Lemma #2635). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2635/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) ἀκριβής (Lemma #2635), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2635/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2635,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀκριβής ({Lemma} #2635)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2635/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2635/},
}