〈πρῶτον τετράγωνον〉 prōton tetragōnon ‘first square’
〈τετράγωνος πλευρά〉 tetragōnos pleura ‘side of square’
〈κατὰ τετράγωνον〉 kata tetragōnon ‘in quartile’
〈quadratum〉 ‘square’
τετράγωνον
tetragōnon
Greek noun
Last edited: 2025-01-29| Primary meaning | square |
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| Literal translation | quadrangle |
| Variants | τετράγωνον tetragōnon |
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square geometrical shape, astrological concept
Κατὰ τετράγωνον δέ ἐστι Κριὸς Καρκίνος Ζυγὸς Αἰγόκερως, Ταῦρος Λέων Σκορπίος Ὑδροχόος, Δίδυμοι Παρθένος Τοξότης Ἰχθύες, τὰ πάντα τετράγωνα γʹ· ὑποτείνει δὲ ἡ τοῦ τετραγώνου πλευρὰ ὑπὸ ζῴδια μὲν γʹ, μοίρας δὲ ϙʹ.
‘“In quartile” are Aries - Cancer - Libra - Capricorn, Taurus - Leo - Scorpio - Aquarius, Gemini - Virgo - Sagittarius - Pisces, all 3 squares; the side of the square subtends 3 zodiac signs, or 90 degrees.’
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). τετράγωνον (Lemma #2777). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2777/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). τετράγωνον (Lemma #2777). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2777/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). τετράγωνον (Lemma #2777). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2777/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) τετράγωνον (Lemma #2777), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2777/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2777,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas},
year = {2025},
title = {τετράγωνον ({Lemma} #2777)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2777/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2777/},
}