ἀμφόριστος

amphoristos
Greek · adjective
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2024-12-12

Literal translation
bounded on both sides
Categories
planetary position

1. bounded on both sides

1.a bounded on both sides planetary position

ἀμφόριστοι ἀστέρες εἰσὶν ὅσοι τῷ μὲν Ἡλίῳ εἰσὶν ἑῷοι, τῷ δὲ ὡροσκόπῳ ἑσπέριοι

‘Planets “bounded on both sides” are those to the east of the Sun and to the west of the Ascendant.’

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

Genre: astrology Date: 1st century BCE-CE

CCAG VIII.4 230


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀμφόριστος (Lemma #359). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/359/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀμφόριστος (Lemma #359). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/359/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀμφόριστος (Lemma #359). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/359/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ἀμφόριστος (Lemma #359), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/359/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac359,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀμφόριστος ({Lemma} #359)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/359/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/359/},
}