Ἐπαγόμεναι
Epagomenai

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-12-09
Primary meaning Epagomenai
Literal translation Epagomenai
Variants
Ἐπαγόμεναι Epagomenai
Ἐπαγό Epago abbreviation
Ἐπα Epa abbreviation
Edited by
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

Cite this entry
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: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac767,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {Ἐπαγόμεναι ({Lemma} #767)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/767/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/767/},
}