προσνεύω
prosneuō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-07-12
Primary meaning to incline towards
Literal translation to bend forward
Variants
προσνεύω prosneuō
Edited by
to bend forward verb
to incline toward verb

προσνεύων λέγεται ὁ ἀκολουθῶν τῷ προερχομένῳ

‘The (planet) following is said to be “inclining towards” the (planet) preceding it.’

— 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). προσνεύω (Lemma #177). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/177/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). προσνεύω (Lemma #177). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/177/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). προσνεύω (Lemma #177). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/177/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) προσνεύω (Lemma #177), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/177/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac177,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {προσνεύω ({Lemma} #177)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/177/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/177/},
}