ἀμετάβολος
ametabolos

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2025-02-03
Primary meaning invariable
Literal translation invariable
Variants
ἀμετάβολος ametabolos
Edited by
invariable zodiac sign quality

ἔστι δὲ τὸ ζῴδιον (…) ἀμετάβολον

‘The zodiac sign (Taurus) is (…) invariable’

— Vettius Valens `.2.14

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἀμετάβολος (Lemma #2781). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2781/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἀμετάβολος (Lemma #2781). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2781/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἀμετάβολος (Lemma #2781). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2781/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) ἀμετάβολος (Lemma #2781), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2781/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2781,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {ἀμετάβολος ({Lemma} #2781)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2781/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2781/},
}