σπόριμος
sporimos

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2024-11-19
Primary meaning of conception
Literal translation of conception
Variants
σπόριμος sporimos
Edited by
of conception astrological concept

καὶ πρὸς τὸ κλίματος τ[ῆς] Αἰγύπτου καὶ κατὰ σύμφωνον τοῦ [σπ]ορίμου τόπου ψηφισθεὶς ἀκρει[βῶ]ς

‘and for the klima of Egypt and in accordance with the place of conception accurately computed’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4276 col. ii, l. 3-6

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

Reading [σπ]ορίμου by Zellmann-Rohrer (forthcoming). Jones (1999) reads [γν]ορίμου.
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). σπόριμος (Lemma #2663). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2663/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). σπόριμος (Lemma #2663). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2663/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). σπόριμος (Lemma #2663). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2663/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) σπόριμος (Lemma #2663), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2663/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2663,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {σπόριμος ({Lemma} #2663)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2663/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2663/},
}