ἰδιοτοπέω
idiotopeō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-11-16
Primary meaning to be in its own house
Literal translation to be in one’s own place
Variants
ἰδιοτοπέω idiotopeō
Edited by
to be in its own house 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 accomplishment 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)

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἰδιοτοπέω (Lemma #1564). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1564/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἰδιοτοπέω (Lemma #1564). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1564/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἰδιοτοπέω (Lemma #1564). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1564/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ἰδιοτοπέω (Lemma #1564), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1564/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1564,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἰδιοτοπέω ({Lemma} #1564)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1564/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1564/},
}