〈ἔκλειψις〉 ekleipsis ‘eclipse’
〈Σελήνη〉 Selēnē ‘Moon’
〈AN.GE6〉 attalû ‘eclipse’
Greek noun
Last edited: 2024-12-03| Primary meaning | lunar eclipse |
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| Literal translation | failing of the Moon |
| Variants | τῆς σελήνης ἔκλειψις tēs selēnēs ekleipsis |
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Αἱ τῆς σελήνης ἐκλείψεις γίνονται κατὰ τὴν εἰς τὸ σκίασμα τῆς γῆς ἔμπτωσιν τῆς σελήνης. (...) 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.
‘Lunar eclipses happen due to falling of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth. (...) 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.’
〈ἔκλειψις〉 ekleipsis ‘eclipse’
〈Σελήνη〉 Selēnē ‘Moon’
〈AN.GE6〉 attalû ‘eclipse’
@misc{zodiac2698,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas},
year = {2024},
title = {τῆς σελήνης ἔκλειψις ({Lemma} #2698)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2698/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2698/},
}