Σμάτ
Smat

Greek noun
loaned from Egyptian

Last edited: 2025-02-10
Primary meaning Decan 1 of Capricorn
Variants
Σμάτ Smat
Edited by
Decan 1 of Capricorn decan

οἱ δὲ τρεῖς αὐτοῦ δεκανοί· Σμὰτ ὁ πρῶτος, Σρὼ ὁ δεύτερος, Ἰσρὼ ὁ τρίτος

‘The three decans of (Capricorn) are: Smat, the first; Srō, the second; Isrō, the third’

— Hephaestion 1.1.186

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 5th century CE
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Σμάτ (Lemma #2869). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2869/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Σμάτ (Lemma #2869). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2869/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Σμάτ (Lemma #2869). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2869/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) Σμάτ (Lemma #2869), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2869/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2869,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Σμάτ ({Lemma} #2869)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2869/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2869/},
}