καθυπερτερέω
kathupertereō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-07-11
Primary meaning to be superior to
Literal translation to prevail
Variants
καθυπερτερέω kathupertereō
Edited by
to prevail verb
to be superior to verb

τὴν κατὰ κράτος καθυπερτέρησιν λέγουσιν ὅταν ἐπὶ τοῦ θʹ ζῳδίου γένηται ἀστήρ· ὅταν δὲ μηδεὶς παρῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐννάτου, ἰσχύει· γίνονται δὲ καθυπερτερήσεις καὶ μοιρικαὶ τὸν τρόπον τοῦτον· ὅταν δύο ἀστέρες ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ ζῳδίῳ τύχωσιν, καὶ ὁ μὲν ἐλάσσονας μοίρας ἐπέχων τὸν τὰς πλείονας μοίρας ἔχοντα καθυπερτερεῖ. οἷον ἔστω τὸν τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ ἀστέρα εἶναι Κριῷ περὶ μοῖραν ιʹ, τὸν δὲ τοῦ Κρόνου ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ ζῳδίῳ περὶ μοῖραν κεʹ· δῆλον ὅτι ὁ τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ τὸν τοῦ Κρόνου μοιρικῶς καθυπερτερεῖ.

‘They call it “superiority by force (kata kratos kathuperterēsis)” whenever a planet (that is superior) is in the 9th zodiac sign (sc. the ninth place), and whenever no (planet) is in the ninth (but one is superior?), it is strong. Superiorities by degrees (kathuperterēseis moirikai) also happen in the following manner: whenever two planets are in the same zodiac sign, the one with fewer degrees is superior to the one with more degrees. For example, let it be the case that Mercury is in Aries at degree 10, and Saturn in the same zodiac sign at degree 25: it is clear that Mercury is superior to Saturn with respect to degrees.’

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

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

CCAG VIII.4 226–227

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). καθυπερτερέω (Lemma #184). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/184/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). καθυπερτερέω (Lemma #184). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/184/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). καθυπερτερέω (Lemma #184). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/184/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) καθυπερτερέω (Lemma #184), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/184/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac184,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {καθυπερτερέω ({Lemma} #184)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/184/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/184/},
}