ἀνωμαλία
anōmalia

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-12-17
Primary meaning anomaly
Literal translation irregularity
Variants
ἀνωμαλία anōmalia
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anomaly astronomical concept

(...) ἐ[π’] ἀναποδισμοῦ ἀνωμαλίας δευτ[έ]ρῳ, δ[ε]καν[ῷ] αʹ.

‘(...) at the second change of direction of anomaly, decan 1.’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4277 fr. 1, i, 14-15

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: 284-286 + II: 420-427

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀνωμαλία (Lemma #2642). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2642/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀνωμαλία (Lemma #2642). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2642/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀνωμαλία (Lemma #2642). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2642/
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Meinhardt, K. (2024) ἀνωμαλία (Lemma #2642), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2642/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
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@misc{zodiac2642,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀνωμαλία ({Lemma} #2642)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2642/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2642/},
}