ἀσεβής
asebēs

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2023-07-09
Primary meaning unfavorable
Literal translation impious
Variants
ἀσεβής asebēs
Edited by
impious adjective
unfavorable astrological concept

αἱ πρὸ Ἡλίου ιεʹ ⟨μοῖραι⟩ εὐσεβῶν λέγονται, ὡς ἀπολελυμέναι ἤδη τῶν τοῦ Ἡλίου αὐγῶν· αἱ δὲ μεθ’ Ἡλίου μοῖραι ιεʹ ἀσεβῶν, ὅτι οἱ ἐκεῖ εὑρισκόμενοι ἀστέρες ἀδρανέστεροί εἰσιν ὑποπεπτωκότες ταῖς Ἡλίου αὐγαῖς

‘The 15 <degrees> before the Sun are called those “of the pious,” as they are already “discharged from the service of” the rays of the Sun, and the 15 degrees after the Sun, those “of the impious,” because the planets found there are weaker, having “fallen at the feet” of the rays of the Sun.’

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

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

CCAG VIII.4 227

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀσεβής (Lemma #196). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/196/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀσεβής (Lemma #196). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/196/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀσεβής (Lemma #196). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/196/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ἀσεβής (Lemma #196), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/196/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac196,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἀσεβής ({Lemma} #196)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/196/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/196/},
}