Greek adverb
Last edited: 2025-01-29| Primary meaning | diametrically opposite |
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| Literal translation | on a diameter |
| Variants | κατὰ διάμετρον kata diametron κ δμετρ k dmetr abbreviation |
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[...] κ(ατὰ) δ(ιά)μετρ(ον) χρ(όνους) [...] ὡρ(ῶν)
‘... diametrically opposite time-degrees ...’
Ὅταν οὖν κατὰ διάμετρον γένηται ἡ σελήνη τῷ ἡλίῳ, τότε καὶ τὸ σκίασμα τῆς γῆς κατὰ διάμετρον γίνεται τῷ ἡλίῳ· ὅθεν ἡ σελήνη ταπεινοτέρα φερομένη τοῦ σκιάσματος εὐλόγως ἐμπίπτει εἰς τὸ σκίασμα τῆς γῆς.
‘So whenever the Moon becomes diametrically opposite the Sun, the shadow of the Earth too becomes diametrically opposite the Sun; whence the Moon, moving lower than the shadow, logically falls into the shadow of the Earth.’
Τῆς δὲ πρὸς ἄλληλα τάξεως καὶ θέσεως τῶν ιβʹ ζῳδίων διαφοραί εἰσι τέσσαρες. Ἃ μὲν γὰρ αὐτῶν λέγεται κατὰ διάμετρον, ἃ δὲ κατὰ τρίγωνον, ἃ δὲ κατὰ τετράγωνον, ἃ δὲ κατὰ συζυγίαν, ὑπό τινων δὲ ἀντισυζυγίαν.
‘Of the arrangement in comparison with each other and position of the 12 zodiac signs, there are four distinctions. One of them is called “in opposition”, another one “in trine”, another one “in quartile” and another one “in syzygy”, but according to some “(in) antisyzygy”.’
Κατὰ διάμετρον μὲν οὖν εἰσι ζῴδια τὰ κατὰ τὴν αὐτὴν διάμετρον κείμενα. Ἔστι δὲ τάδε· Κριὸς Ζυγός, Ταῦρος Σκορπίος, Δίδυμοι Τοξότης, Καρκίνος Αἰγόκερως, Λέων Ὑδροχόος, Παρθένος Ἰχθύες.
‘“In opposition” are the zodiac signs that lie on the same diameter. These are the following: Aries - Libra, Taurus - Scorpio, Gemini - Sagittarius, Cancer - Capricorn, Leo - Aquarius, Virgo - Pisces.’
〈ana tar-ṣi〉 ana tarṣi ‘opposite’
〈διαμετρέω〉 diametreō ‘to be in opposition’
〈διάμετρος〉 diametros ‘in opposition’
〈oppositus〉 ‘in opposition’
〈radiis adversus〉 ‘in opposition’
〈contrarius〉 ‘in opposition’
〈ἐναντίος〉 enantios ‘in opposition’
〈διάμετρος〉 diametros ‘diameter’
@misc{zodiac2678,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas and Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2025},
title = {κατὰ διάμετρον ({Lemma} #2678)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2678/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2678/},
}