χρηματίζω
chrēmatizō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-07-11
Primary meaning to be active
Literal translation to do business
Variants
χρηματίζω chrēmatizō
Edited by
to do business verb
to be active verb

χρηματίζοντες ⟨ἀστέρες⟩ λέγονται οἱ ἐπὶ δυνάμεως ἐπίκεντροι ἢ ἐπίκληροι καὶ οἱ ἐπὶ φάσεως ἢ οἱ τρίγωνοι Ἡλίου γινόμενοι. συγχρηματίζοντες δὲ οἱ κοινῶς ἔγκεντροι ἢ ἔγκληροι καὶ οἱ ἐπὶ φάσεως. ἀχρημάτιστοι δέ εἰσιν οἱ μὴ οὕτως ἔχοντες

‘Stars that are active are called those in force (and) in cardinal points, or “heirs” (or, in lots), and those in phase, or those in trine with the Sun. (Stars) that are jointly active are those generally at cardinal points, or “heirs,” and those in phase. Inactive are those that are not in this disposition’

— Sarapion of Alexandria, Various Names for Configurations of the Stars

Genre: astrology
Date: 1st cent. BCE/CE?

CCAG VIII.4 225

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). χρηματίζω (Lemma #152). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/152/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). χρηματίζω (Lemma #152). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/152/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). χρηματίζω (Lemma #152). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/152/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) χρηματίζω (Lemma #152), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/152/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac152,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {χρηματίζω ({Lemma} #152)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/152/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/152/},
}