διάστασις
diastasis

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-02-03
Primary meaning distance
Literal translation separation
Variants
διάστασις diastasis
Edited by
distance spatial concept

πρὸς τὰ διαφ[ τὴν διάστασιν [ [τ]ῇ βʹ

‘... the distance ... the 2nd (latitude?)’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4143 7-9

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: 36-37

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). διάστασις (Lemma #2704). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2704/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). διάστασις (Lemma #2704). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2704/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). διάστασις (Lemma #2704). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2704/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2025) διάστασις (Lemma #2704), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2704/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2704,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2025},
	title = {διάστασις ({Lemma} #2704)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2704/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2704/},
}