PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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ἀπόστημα ‘distance’

Greek. – Grammar: n.

References: Alm. Heiberg: I.2, 9:22-23
Translated into:
Arabic: بعد [Alm. MS Leiden: I.2:27, f. 3r:37. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.2:27, f. 2v:15]
Modern translations:
English: distance [Alm. Toomer: 38]
Synonyms:
διάστημα[Alm. Heiberg: I.3, 12:24]