ἀπόστροφος
apostrophos

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2023-11-09
Primary meaning not in aspect
Literal translation turned away
Variants
ἀπόστροφος apostrophos
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not in aspect

καὶ ὁ κατ’ ἐπέμβασιν Ἄρης καὶ ἡ Σελήνη Αἰγοκέρωτι ἀπόστροφοι

‘Both the one at entry (into rule of a time-period), Mars, and the Moon in Capricorn were not in aspect’

— Vettius Valens 5.4.22

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH pp. 116–117)

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀπόστροφος (Lemma #1511). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1511/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀπόστροφος (Lemma #1511). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1511/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀπόστροφος (Lemma #1511). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1511/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ἀπόστροφος (Lemma #1511), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1511/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1511,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἀπόστροφος ({Lemma} #1511)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1511/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1511/},
}