ἔγγιστα
engista

Greek adverb

Last edited: 2024-12-09
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ἔγγιστα engista
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roughly mathematical expression

γ(ίνεται) ἰσημεριναὶ ἔνγιστα ὧρ(αι) εʹ

‘and there result approximately 5 equinoctial hours.’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4142 Fr. 2, col. ii, 5-6

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: 30

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἔγγιστα (Lemma #2679). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2679/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἔγγιστα (Lemma #2679). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2679/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἔγγιστα (Lemma #2679). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2679/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) ἔγγιστα (Lemma #2679), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2679/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2679,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἔγγιστα ({Lemma} #2679)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2679/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2679/},
}