Day
“hemera”
idea · 2 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
day · hemera · civil day · himera · lunar day · sidereal day · solar day
in the texts
Cratylus
The word for day, derived from an ancient form connected to longing for light after darkness, used as the final example of ancient versus modern letter changes.
Socrates.
Only the ancient word discloses the intention of the name-giver, don’t you know?
Hermogenes. That is true.
Vīramitrodaya
The unit of time subordinate to the month, itself divided into lunar, civil, solar, and sidereal types.
A sidereal day is said to be by the moon's passage through a lunar mansion.