ἀναλύω
analuō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2024-12-12
Primary meaning to convert
Literal translation to unloose
Variants
ἀναλύω analuō
Edited by
to convert mathematical operation

(...) 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
Date: 4th century CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 102-105 + II: 26-35

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀναλύω (Lemma #2676). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2676/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀναλύω (Lemma #2676). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2676/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀναλύω (Lemma #2676). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2676/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) ἀναλύω (Lemma #2676), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2676/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2676,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀναλύω ({Lemma} #2676)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2676/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2676/},
}