τούτου δὲ συμβαίνοντος ἀναγκαῖον γίγνεσθαι πάροδον καὶ τροπὰς τῶν ἐνδεδεμένων ἄστρων → but if this were so, there would have to be passings and turnings of the fixed stars
v. trans.
P. μειοῦν. ἐλασσοῦν.
V. intrans. P. μειοῦσθαι, ἐλασσοῦσθαι.
Met., fade: P. and V. διαρρειν, ἀπορρεῖν, V. φθίνειν.
