ἐκπαραπίπτω
ekparapiptō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-10-24
Primary meaning to be unfavorably situated
Literal translation to fall outside
Variants
ἐκπαραπίπτω ekparapiptō
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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: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1311,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἐκπαραπίπτω ({Lemma} #1311)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1311/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1311/},
}