καιρικὴ ὥρα
kairikē hōra

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-11-25
Primary meaning seasonal hour
Literal translation seasonal hour
Variants
καιρικὴ ὥρα kairikē hōra
Edited by
seasonal hour time interval, unit of time

τὰς δο[θεί-] σας κ(αι)ρικὰς ἡμερινὰ[ς] ὥρ(ας) [ἀ]ναλῦσαι ε[ἰς] τὰς ἰσημ[ερινάς]

‘to convert the given seasonal hours of day into equinoctial (hours)’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4142 Fr. 1, 15-17

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. II: 26

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). καιρικὴ ὥρα (Lemma #2675). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2675/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). καιρικὴ ὥρα (Lemma #2675). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2675/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). καιρικὴ ὥρα (Lemma #2675). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2675/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) καιρικὴ ὥρα (Lemma #2675), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2675/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2675,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {καιρικὴ ὥρα ({Lemma} #2675)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2675/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2675/},
}