ἄφωνος

aphōnos
Greek · adjective
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2025-02-03

Literal translation
unvoiced
Categories
zodiac sign quality

1. non-vocal

1.a 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: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2771,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {ἄφωνος ({Lemma} #2771)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2771/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2771/},
}