Τώμ
Tōm

Greek noun
loaned from Egyptian

Last edited: 2025-02-05
Primary meaning Decan 1 of Virgo
Variants
Τώμ Tōm
Edited by
Decan 1 of Virgo decan

οἱ δὲ τρεῖς αὐτοῦ δεκανοί· Τὼμ ὁ πρῶτος, Οὐεστεβκὼτ ὁ δεύτερος, Ἀφόσο ὁ τρίτος

‘The three decans of (Virgo) are: Tōm, the first; Ouestebkōt, the second; Aphoso, the third’

— Hephaestion 1.1.108

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 5th century CE
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Τώμ (Lemma #2849). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2849/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Τώμ (Lemma #2849). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2849/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Τώμ (Lemma #2849). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2849/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) Τώμ (Lemma #2849), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2849/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2849,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Τώμ ({Lemma} #2849)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2849/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2849/},
}