ἀποσαλεύω
aposaleuō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2025-05-05
Primary meaning to be at anchor offshore
Literal translation to be at anchor offshore
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to be at anchor offshore astrological concept

ὁμοροοῦν λέγεται ζῴδιον τῇ Σελήνῃ τὸ ἐπαναφερόμενον ἐφ’ ὃ φέρεται· τὸ γὰρ αὐτὸ καὶ παράκολλον καλεῖται· ἀποσαλεῦον δὲ τὸ μηδὲ ὁροούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς Σελήνης ζῴδιον

‘A zodiac sign is said to “be a neighbor” to the Moon that is in a following position (epanapheromai) to the (sign) in which (the Moon) is: the same (sign) is called “attached”; the zodiac sign that has no contiguity(?) with the Moon is “anchored offshore”’

— 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. (2025). ἀποσαλεύω (Lemma #180). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/180/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἀποσαλεύω (Lemma #180). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/180/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἀποσαλεύω (Lemma #180). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/180/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) ἀποσαλεύω (Lemma #180), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/180/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac180,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {ἀποσαλεύω ({Lemma} #180)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/180/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/180/},
}