ἀμφόριστος
amphoristos

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2024-12-12
Primary meaning bounded on both sides
Literal translation bounded on both sides
Variants
ἀμφόριστος amphoristos
Edited by
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: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac359,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀμφόριστος ({Lemma} #359)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/359/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/359/},
}