πρῶτον τετράγωνον
prōton tetragōnon

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-01-30
Primary meaning first square
Literal translation first quadrangle
Variants
πρῶτον τετράγωνον prōton tetragōnon
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first square astrological concept, aspect

τὸ πρῶτον τρίγωνον καὶ τετράγωνον καὶ ἑξάγωνον λέγεται τὰ εὐώνυμα †ἑξῆς ἡ Σελήνη πρῶτον συνάπτει τινὶ τῶν ἀστέρων

‘The “first triangle” and “(first) quadrangle” and “(first) hexagon” are called the left(-aspect) ones, starting from when(?) the Moon first makes contact with any of the planets’

— Sarapion of Alexandria, Various Names for Configurations of the Stars

Genre: astrology
Date: 1st cent. BCE/CE?

CCAG VIII.4 227


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). πρῶτον τετράγωνον (Lemma #339). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/339/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). πρῶτον τετράγωνον (Lemma #339). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/339/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). πρῶτον τετράγωνον (Lemma #339). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/339/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) πρῶτον τετράγωνον (Lemma #339), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/339/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac339,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {πρῶτον τετράγωνον ({Lemma} #339)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/339/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/339/},
}