ἰσχύω
ischuō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-08-30
Primary meaning to be strong
Literal translation to be strong
Variants
ἰσχύω ischuō
Edited by
to be strong verb

ἰσχύοντες λέγονται ἀστέρες οἱ ἐπὶ τῶν ἐπικαίρων τῆς γενέσεως τόπων τύχοντες· τουτέστι ἐπίκεντροι· καὶ οἱ ἐπὶ φάσεως καὶ οἱ ἐπίκληροι καὶ οἱ ἐν ταῖς συνόδοις ἀκριβῶς ὄντες

‘Those planets are said to be strong that are in the opportune places in a nativity—that is, at cardinal points—and those in phase and “heirs” (or, in lots) and those precisely in conjunction’

— 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). ἰσχύω (Lemma #175). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/175/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἰσχύω (Lemma #175). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/175/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἰσχύω (Lemma #175). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/175/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ἰσχύω (Lemma #175), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/175/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac175,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἰσχύω ({Lemma} #175)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/175/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/175/},
}