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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordMēn is a month.
- In StobaeusThe report on celestial periods gives the moon thirty days and calls the complete month the interval from appearance to conjunction.
- In this edition“Month” preserves the familiar unit, while a note should retain the report’s particular boundary terms.
- A place to beginThe lunar period is stated as thirty days from appearance to conjunction.
- English renderings
- month
Meaning
Mēn is a month. In astronomical contexts its definition depends on the lunar appearances or positions chosen as boundaries.
Use in the book
The report on celestial periods gives the moon thirty days and calls the complete month the interval from appearance to conjunction. This is the account’s stated reckoning. It should remain distinct from the longer circuits assigned to the other heavenly bodies and from modern precise measurements.
Places to read
- I.8.42c.1The lunar period is stated as thirty days from appearance to conjunction.
Translation in this edition
“Month” preserves the familiar unit, while a note should retain the report’s particular boundary terms.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 107. The wording “from appearance to conjunction” is retained as transmitted rather than silently converted into another definition of a lunar month.