κλιμακτήρ
klimaktēr

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-11-03
Primary meaning crisis
Literal translation rung
Variants
κλιμακτήρ klimaktēr
Edited by
crisis astrological concept

οὗτοι γὰρ ἐὰν ἐναντίοι γένωνται, τοὺς κλιμακτῆρας καὶ τοὺς θανάτους σημαίνουσιν.

‘For these (sc. the Sun, Moon, and Ascendant), when they are in opposition, signify (medical) crises (klimakteres) and death.’

— Vettius Valens 3.6.1

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 61,X)

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κλιμακτήρ (Lemma #1444). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1444/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κλιμακτήρ (Lemma #1444). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1444/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κλιμακτήρ (Lemma #1444). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1444/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) κλιμακτήρ (Lemma #1444), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1444/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1444,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {κλιμακτήρ ({Lemma} #1444)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1444/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1444/},
}