PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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ἰσημερινὴ ἡμέρα‘equinoctial day’

Greek

References: Alm. Heiberg: II.3, 94:2-3
Translated into:
Arabic: النهار المعتدل [Alm. MS Leiden: f. 15r. – Alm. MS Tunis: 20b.11]
Modern translations:
English: equinoctial day [Alm. Toomer: 78]
Synonyms:
ἰσημερία[Alm. Heiberg: I.5, 18:1]