προστάσσω
prostassō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-07-12
Primary meaning to command
Literal translation to command
Variants
προστάσσω prostassō
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to command verb

προστάσσειν λέγεται ὅταν ἐν ἰδίῳ οἴκῳ ἀστὴρ ὑπὲρ γῆς ἐπίκεντρος τύχῃ καὶ τὰ δύο φῶτα ἐπιθεωρῇ χρηματίζων· διὸ λέγεται προστάσσων ὅταν καὶ ἐν ὶδίῳ οἴκῳ ἐπίκεντρος τύχῃ καὶ συσχηματίζηται τῇ Σελήνῃ· ἐάν τις τύχῃ τῶν εʹ ἀστέρων ἐπίκεντρος, μὴ ⟨ἐπι⟩μαρτυρῶν τῇ Σελήνῃ, χρηματίζει· ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ἐπιμαρτυρεῖ τῇ Σελήνῃ τρίγωνος ἢ τετράγωνος ἢ διάμετρος, προστάσσει· ἐὰν δὲ ὡροσκοπῇ Ἥλιος, προστάσσει· ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ἡ Σελήνη αὐτῷ τύχῃ τρίγωνος, καὶ προστάσσει καὶ χρηματίζει ὁ Ἥλιος.

‘It is called “to command” whenever a planet is in its own house, above the Earth, at a cardinal point, in aspect with the two luminaries, and active (chrëmatizō). Therefore it is called “to command” whenever (a planet) is both at a cardinal point, in its own house, and in configuration with the Moon. If one of the five planets is at a cardinal point and not in aspect with the Moon, it is active, and if it is in trine, quartile, or diametrical aspect (opposition) with the Moon, it commands. If the Sun is in the Ascendant, it commands, and if the Moon is also in trine aspect with it, the Sun both commands and is active.’

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

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

CCAG VIII.4 226


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). προστάσσω (Lemma #174). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/174/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). προστάσσω (Lemma #174). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/174/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). προστάσσω (Lemma #174). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/174/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) προστάσσω (Lemma #174), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/174/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac174,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {προστάσσω ({Lemma} #174)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/174/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/174/},
}