The zodiac and the witness of the stars

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The "zodiac" consists of twelve zones with a constellation in each zone.

E. W. Bullinger (1837-1913) wrote The witness of the stars (1893) in which he argued that the signs of the zodiac have Biblical origins.

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1	♈	Aries	Ram	Κριός
2	♉	Taurus	Bull	Ταῦρος
3	♊	Gemini	Twins	Δίδυμοι
4	♋	Cancer	Crab	Καρκίνος
5	♌	Leo	Lion	Λέων
6	♍	Virgo	Virgin	Παρθένος
7	♎	Libra	Scales	Ζυγός
8	♏	Scorpio	Scorpian	Σκορπίος
9	♐	Sagittarius	Archer	Τοξότης
10	♑	Capricorn	Goat	Αἰγόκερως
11	♒	Aquarius	Waterbearer	Ὑδροχόος
12	♓	Pisces	Fish	Ἰχθύες

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Leo, the constellation, is one of the twelve zodiac constellations.

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Lamentations 3:12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. [kjv]

ενετεινεν τοξον αυτου και εστηλωσεν με ως σκοπον εις βελος [lxx]

… arcum … signum … sagittam [v]

The modern Greek word "σκοπός" (sko-POS) ≈ "purpose, objective, aim, scope" from which we get the English word "scope" and in Bible times meant "mark".

The Latin word "saggita" ≈ "arrow, shaft, bolt, arrowhead" and the Latin word "saggitarius" ≈ "archer" which is the source of the English word "Sagittarius" for the zodiac constellation.

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Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. [kjv]

περι δε της ημερας εκεινης και ωρας ουδεις οιδεν ουδε οι αγγελοι των ουρανων ουδε ουιος ει μη ο πατηρ μονος [gnt]

The English word "horoscope" is, from Greek, a combination of "hour" and "watch".

"ὥρα" ≈ "period of time, season, year, time of day hour" and is related to the English word "hour".
"σκοπός" ≈ "watcher, target" and is the source of the English word "scope".

The English word "horoscope" comes, through French and Latin, from "ὡροσκόπος" ≈ "position of platens and stars, astrological forecast of one's future".

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