〈solidus〉 ‘fixed’
〈constans〉 ‘fixed’
ἀπλανής
aplanēs
Greek adjective
Last edited: 2024-09-23| Primary meaning | fixed |
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| Literal translation | unwandering |
| Variants | ἀπλανής aplanēs |
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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’
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: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac557,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
year = {2024},
title = {ἀπλανής ({Lemma} #557)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/557/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/557/},
}