συνάπτω
sunaptō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2024-11-25
Primary meaning to reach
Literal translation to join together
Variants
συνάπτω sunaptō
Edited by
to reach verb of motion

συνῆπτεν ἡ σελή[νη ἀναβαίνουσα τὰ βόρι[α λοιπῶν ἀστέρων [

‘The moon reached [ ascending the north [ the rest of the stars [’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4140 6-8

Genre: mathematical astronomy: daily motion table
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. II: 24

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). συνάπτω (Lemma #2669). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2669/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). συνάπτω (Lemma #2669). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2669/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). συνάπτω (Lemma #2669). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2669/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) συνάπτω (Lemma #2669), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2669/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2669,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {συνάπτω ({Lemma} #2669)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2669/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2669/},
}