ἐπικρατέω
epikrateō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-11-16
Primary meaning to rule over
Literal translation to rule over
Variants
ἐπικρατέω epikrateō
Edited by
to rule over astrological concept

οὗτος ἡγεμονικὸς ὑπάρχων, ἡγεμονικῇ ἔχθρᾳ περιπεσὼν τῷ λδʹ ἔτει κατεδικάσθη εἰς μέταλλον· Ἄρης γὰρ σὺν Ἡλίῳ ἐπικρατεῖ τοῦ χρόνου.

‘This person, being an associate of a prefect, fell under the prefect’s anger and was condemned in the 34th year to the mines: for Mars along with the Sun rules over the time-period.’

— Vettius Valens 7.6.74

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 102,XII,14)

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἐπικρατέω (Lemma #1565). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1565/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἐπικρατέω (Lemma #1565). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1565/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἐπικρατέω (Lemma #1565). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1565/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ἐπικρατέω (Lemma #1565), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1565/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1565,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἐπικρατέω ({Lemma} #1565)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1565/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1565/},
}