ἐκπαραπίπτω

ekparapiptō
Greek · verb
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2023-10-24
Meanings
Literal translation
to fall outside
Categories
astrological concept

1. to be unfavorably situated

1.a to be unfavorably situated astrological concept

ὁ δὲ τούτων κύριος Ἄρης ἐκπαραπεσὼν καὶ ἀμαρτύρητος τῷ τόπῳ ἐναντία καὶ φυγαδείαν καὶ βιαιοθανασίαν ἐποίησεν

‘The lord of these (sc. the Ascendant, lots, exaltation of nativity), Mars, being unfavorably situated (lit., having fallen outside) and not in aspect with the place(?), made opposite (effects) and exile and violent death.’

— Vettius Valens 2.27.7

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 78)

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἐκπαραπίπτω (Lemma #1311). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1311/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἐκπαραπίπτω (Lemma #1311). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1311/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἐκπαραπίπτω (Lemma #1311). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1311/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ἐκπαραπίπτω (Lemma #1311), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1311/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1311,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἐκπαραπίπτω ({Lemma} #1311)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1311/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1311/},
}