ἀπλανής

aplanēs
Greek · adjective
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2024-09-23

Meanings
Literal translation
unwandering
Categories
astronomical term
Related Lemmata 3

1. fixed

1.a fixed astronomical term

said of stars

συνεγγίζει δ’ αὐτῷ ἀπλανὴς ἀστὴρ ὁ μεταξὺ τῶν χηλῶν τοῦ Σκορπίου μεγέθους δʹ ἐπέχων κατὰ μῆκος Σκορπίου δʹ μϛʹ

‘And coming near it (the Sun) is the fixed star between the claws of Scorpius, of magnitude 4, being at a longitude of 4;46 in Scorpio’

— CCAG IV p. 106

Genre: horoscope

(GH L 497)


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀπλανής (Lemma #557). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/557/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀπλανής (Lemma #557). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/557/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀπλανής (Lemma #557). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/557/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ἀπλανής (Lemma #557), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/557/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac557,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀπλανής ({Lemma} #557)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/557/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/557/},
}