κακόω
kakoō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-07-11
Primary meaning to oppress
Literal translation to oppress
Variants
κακόω kakoō
Edited by
to oppress verb

κακοῦται ἀστὴρ ὅταν μὴ εἰς ἁρμόζοντα τύχῃ παρὼν ἢ περιέχηται ὑπὸ κακοποιῶν ἢ κατ’ ἐναντίον ἢ ἐπιδέκατον· ὅτι ἀγαθοποιὰ ζῴδιά εἰσιν ὁ ὡροσκόπος, τὸ μεσουράνημα, ιαʹ, εʹ θεός, θεά· κακοποιὰ δὲ βʹ, δʹ ϛʹ, ζʹ, ⟨ηʹ⟩, ιβʹ

‘A planet is oppressed whenever it is present in an unsuitable (place?) or is surrounded by malefics or in a relation of opposition (to them) or being “tithed” (by them): benefic zodiac signs are the Ascendant, Midheaven, the 11th (place), the 5th, God, Goddess, and malefic ones are the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th, <8th,> 12th (places).’

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

Genre: astrology

CCAG VIII.4 226

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κακόω (Lemma #176). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/176/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κακόω (Lemma #176). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/176/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κακόω (Lemma #176). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/176/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) κακόω (Lemma #176), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/176/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac176,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {κακόω ({Lemma} #176)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/176/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/176/},
}