λίψ
lips

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-12-09
Primary meaning south-west wind
Literal translation Lybian
Variants
λίψ lips
Edited by
south-west wind type of wind

ἐπεὶ βαθμῷ ιʹ, ἀνέμῳ Λίβει, δε- κανῷ γʹ

‘in setp 10, wind Lips, de- can 3.’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4277 ii. 10-11

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. II: 424-425

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). λίψ (Lemma #2650). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2650/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). λίψ (Lemma #2650). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2650/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). λίψ (Lemma #2650). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2650/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) λίψ (Lemma #2650), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2650/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2650,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {λίψ ({Lemma} #2650)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2650/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2650/},
}