antecedo

Latin verb

Last edited: 2023-12-01
Primary meaning to precede, be less than
Literal translation to go before
Variants
antecedo
Edited by
to precede, be less than verb of position

Si Iuppiter et Luna diametra se radiatione respexerint, et in contrariis constituti locis longa se invicem radiorum suorum potestate pulsaverint, et sit Luna plena luminibus, et partes Iovis Lunae partium numerus antecedat. principalia dignitatis insignia decernit ista radiatio,

‘If Jupiter is opposite to the moon and they are located in opposite places and strongly strike each other with their rays, and if the moon is full and the degrees of Jupiter are less than the number of degrees of the moon, this aspect decrees principal signs of greatness’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 6.16.7

Genre: astrological compendium
Provenance: Sicily
Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 2.109

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). antecedo (Lemma #1329). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1329/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). antecedo (Lemma #1329). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1329/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). antecedo (Lemma #1329). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1329/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) antecedo (Lemma #1329), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1329/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1329,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {antecedo ({Lemma} #1329)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1329/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1329/},
}