ἐπίκοινος

epikoinos

Greek · noun

Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2025-07-14

Meanings

1. co-ruler

2. non-binary

Literal translation

common

1. co-ruler

1.a co-ruler astrological concept

εὑρέθη γὰρ ὁ περιποιητικὸς τόπος Ἰχθύσιν, Διὸς ἰδιοτοποῦντος, ἡ δὲ τοῦ τριγώνου ἐπίκοινος Ἀφροδίτη καὶ τοῦ κλήρου καὶ τοῦ ὑψώματος κυρία μοιρικῶς ὡροσκοποῦσα.

‘For the place of security was found in Pisces, with Jupiter in its own place (i.e., house), and Venus, the co-(ruler) of the triangle and ruler of the lot and exaltation, in the Ascendant in terms of degree.’

— Vettius Valens 2.22.37

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 65,X)

2. non-binary

2.a non-binary luminary or planetary quality

neither masculine nor feminine

Καὶ ἀρρενικοὶ μὲν Ἥλιος, Κρόνος, Ζεύς, Ἄρης, θηλυκοὶ δὲ Σελήνη, Ἀφροδίτη, ὁ δὲ τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ ἐπίκοινος.

‘And the Sun, Kronos, Zeus, Ares are masculine, while the Moon, Aphrodite are feminine, and the star of Hermes is common.’

— Hephaestion 1.2

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 5th century CE

Cite this entry

APA (7th)

Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἐπίκοινος (Lemma #1563). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1563/

Chicago (Author-Date)

Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἐπίκοινος (Lemma #1563). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1563/

MLA (9th)

Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἐπίκοινος (Lemma #1563). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1563/

Harvard

Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) ἐπίκοινος (Lemma #1563), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1563/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{zodiac1563,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {ἐπίκοινος ({Lemma} #1563)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1563/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1563/},
}