ἐπιδέκατον
epidekaton

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-07-11
Primary meaning right quartile aspect
Literal translation tenth part
Variants
ἐπιδέκατον epidekaton
Edited by
ratio of 11/10 common noun
tenth part common noun
right quartile aspect

ἐπιδέκατον λέγεται τὸ δεξιὸν τετράγωνον

‘“Tenth part” is called the right quadrangle’

— 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. (2023). ἐπιδέκατον (Lemma #357). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/357/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἐπιδέκατον (Lemma #357). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/357/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἐπιδέκατον (Lemma #357). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/357/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ἐπιδέκατον (Lemma #357), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/357/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac357,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἐπιδέκατον ({Lemma} #357)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/357/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/357/},
}