Ἐπαγόμεναι

Epagomenai
Greek · noun
variants Ἐπαγό : Epago , Ἐπα : Epa
Edited by: Thomas Peeters
Last edited: 2024-12-09
Meanings
Literal translation
Epagomenai
Categories
month
time interval

1. Epagomenai

1.a Epagomenai month, time interval

month XIII (intercalary month) in the Alexandrian and Egyptian calendar; shortened from ἐπαγόμεναι ἡμέραι "intercalary days"

...]εταιτη | | Ἐπ[αγομ]ένων Πάρθενος | [...] | [...] ιαʹ 𐆊 μʹ | [...

‘...]? | | Epagomenai in Virgo | [...] | [...] 11 0 40 | [...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4204 15

Genre: mathematical astronomy: almanac Provenance: Oxyrhynchus Date: after 54 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 218-219 + II: 288-293

Read Παρθένῳ for Πάρθενος.

...] Ἐπαγό [...

‘...] Epago(menai) [...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4208 11

Genre: mathematical astronomy: five-day almanac Provenance: Oxyrhynchus Date: after 296 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 222 + II: 304-305

Ἐπα' βʹ ιβʹ εʹ ιζʹ εʹ ηʹ εʹ ζʹ κθʹ ιβʹ

‘Epa(gomenai) 2 12 5 17 5 8 5 7 29 12’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4193 fol. B, R: 11

Genre: mathematical astronomy: sign-entry almanac Provenance: Oxyrhynchus Date: after 203 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 207-211 + II: 238-245

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APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2024). Ἐπαγόμεναι (Lemma #767). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/767/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2024). Ἐπαγόμεναι (Lemma #767). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/767/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2024). Ἐπαγόμεναι (Lemma #767). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/767/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2024) Ἐπαγόμεναι (Lemma #767), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/767/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac767,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {Ἐπαγόμεναι ({Lemma} #767)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/767/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/767/},
}