ἄφωνος
aphōnos

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2025-02-03
Primary meaning non-vocal
Literal translation unvoiced
Variants
ἄφωνος aphōnos
Edited by
non-vocal zodiac sign quality

ἔστι δὲ τὸ ζῴδιον (…) ἡμίφωνον καὶ ἄφωνον

‘The zodiac sign (Taurus) is … semi-vocal and non-vocal’

— Vettius Valens 1.2.14

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἄφωνος (Lemma #2771). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2771/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἄφωνος (Lemma #2771). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2771/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἄφωνος (Lemma #2771). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2771/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) ἄφωνος (Lemma #2771), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2771/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2771,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {ἄφωνος ({Lemma} #2771)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2771/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2771/},
}