〈bi-rit〉 birītu ‘distance’
〈ἀπέχω〉 apechō ‘to be distant’
〈διάστασις〉 diastasis ‘distance’
ἀποχή
apochē
Greek noun
Last edited: 2024-12-02| Primary meaning | distance |
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| Literal translation | distance |
| Variants | ἀποχή apochē |
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distance expression of relative position, astronomical quantity, interval of celestial position
τὸ γὰρ μῆκός ἐστιν ὡς εἴρηται ἡ ἀ(πο)χὴ ἣν ἀ(π)- έχει ὁ μεσημβρινὸς τοῦ δυσμικωτάτου
‘For the longitude, as has been stated, is the distance of the meridian from the most westerly (meridian)’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀποχή (Lemma #2682). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2682/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀποχή (Lemma #2682). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2682/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀποχή (Lemma #2682). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2682/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) ἀποχή (Lemma #2682), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2682/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2682,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2024},
title = {ἀποχή ({Lemma} #2682)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2682/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2682/},
}