ἀναφορά
anaphora
Greek · noun
Edited by: Thomas Peeters , Michael Zellmann-Rohrer Last edited: 2024-12-12
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1. rising time
1.a rising time astronomical quantity
ἔθηκα τὰ ἐλάχιστα τῆς Σελήνης κεʹ ἔτη, καὶ τοῦ Καρκίνου τὴν ἀναφορὰν τοῦ δευτέρου κλίματος ἔτη λβʹ, καὶ τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου τῆς Σελήνης, Διός, ἔτη ιβʹ· γίνονται ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἔτη ξθʹ. τοσούτων ἐτῶν ἐτελεύτα.
‘I added the minimum years of the Moon, 25, and the rising time of Cancer for the second clime, 32 years, and of Jupiter, the housemaster of the Moon, 12 years: they total 69 years. That was at his death.’
2. ascension
2.a ascension astronomical quantity
for each degree of each zodiacal sign: the simultaneously rising degree of the equator counted from the vernal equinoctial point (Jones (1999), I: 161)
|| // μοῖ- / ραι / (ἡλίου) || Κ[ριοῦ] // ἀνα- / φορα[ί] || [...
‘|| // degrees of the Sun | of A[ries] // ascensions || ...’
... | [ὡριαῖοι χρ] || Ταύρου / [ἀνα]φοραί | ὡριαῖο[ι] [χρ] || [Δίδυμων] / [ἀναφοραί] | [ὡριαῖ]οι χρ || [Καρκίνου] / ἀναφο[ραί] | ...
‘... | [hourly degrees] || of Taurus / ascensions | hourly degrees || [of Gemini] / [ascensions] | hourly degrees || [of Cancer] / ascensions | ...’
APA (7th)
Peeters, T., & Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀναφορά (Lemma #503). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/503/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T., & Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀναφορά (Lemma #503). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/503/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T., & Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀναφορά (Lemma #503). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/503/
Harvard
Peeters, T. and Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ἀναφορά (Lemma #503), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/503/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac503,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas and Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
year = {2024},
title = {ἀναφορά ({Lemma} #503)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/503/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/503/},
}