σφαιροειδής
sphairoeidēs

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2025-03-24
Primary meaning spherical
Literal translation spherical
Variants
σφαιροειδής sphairoeidēs
Edited by
spherical cosmological concept, geometrical shape

Τοῦ δὲ κόσμου σφαιροειδοῦς ὑπάρχοντος ἄξων καλεῖται ἡ διάμετρος τοῦ κόσμου, περὶ ἣν στρέφεται ὁ κόσμος. Τὰ δὲ πέρατα τοῦ ἄξονος πόλοι λέγονται τοῦ κόσμου.

‘Since the cosmos is spherical, the diameter of the cosmos around which the cosmos turns, is called “axis”. The extremities of the axis are called “poles of the cosmos”.’

— Geminus 4.1

Genre: astronomy
Date: 1st century BCE

Geminus. 1975. Géminos, Introduction aux Phénomènes, ed. G. Aujac. Paris: Les Belles Lettres. 21

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APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). σφαιροειδής (Lemma #5428). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5428/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). σφαιροειδής (Lemma #5428). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5428/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). σφαιροειδής (Lemma #5428). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5428/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) σφαιροειδής (Lemma #5428), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5428/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac5428,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2025},
	title = {σφαιροειδής ({Lemma} #5428)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5428/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5428/},
}