ἡμίφωνος
hēmiphōnos

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2024-11-28
Primary meaning semivocal
Literal translation half-voiced
Variants
ἡμίφωνος hēmiphōnos
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semivocal zodiac sign quality

Κριός ἐστιν (…) ζῴδιον (…) ἐλεύθερον

‘Aries is a (…) semivocal zodiac sign’

— Vettius Valens 1.2.1

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἡμίφωνος (Lemma #2686). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2686/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἡμίφωνος (Lemma #2686). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2686/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἡμίφωνος (Lemma #2686). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2686/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ἡμίφωνος (Lemma #2686), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2686/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2686,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἡμίφωνος ({Lemma} #2686)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2686/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2686/},
}