ὑποτείνω

hupoteinō
Greek · verb
Edited by: Thomas Peeters
Last edited: 2025-01-29
Meanings
Literal translation
to stretch under
Categories
mathematical property

1. to subtend

1.a to subtend mathematical property

Κατὰ τρίγωνον δέ ἐστι Κριὸς Λέων Τοξότης, Ταῦρος Παρθένος Αἰγόκερως, Δίδυμοι Ζυγὸς Ὑδροχόος, Καρκίνος Σκορπίος Ἰχθύες, τὰ πάντα τρίγωνα ἰσόπλευρα δʹ· ὑποτείνει δὲ ἡ τοῦ τριγώνου πλευρὰ ὑπὸ ζῴδια μὲν δʹ, μοίρας δὲ ρκʹ.

‘“In trine” are Aries - Leo - Sagittarius, Taurus - Virgo - Capricorn, Gemini - Libra - Aquarius, Cancer - Scorpio - Pisces, all 4 equilateral triangles; the side of the triangle subtends 4 zodiac signs, or 120 degrees.’

— Geminus 2.7

Genre: astronomy Date: 1st century BCE

Geminus. 1975. Géminos, Introduction aux Phénomènes, ed. G. Aujac. Paris: Les Belles Lettres. 10

Κατὰ τετράγωνον δέ ἐστι Κριὸς Καρκίνος Ζυγὸς Αἰγόκερως, Ταῦρος Λέων Σκορπίος Ὑδροχόος, Δίδυμοι Παρθένος Τοξότης Ἰχθύες, τὰ πάντα τετράγωνα γʹ· ὑποτείνει δὲ ἡ τοῦ τετραγώνου πλευρὰ ὑπὸ ζῴδια μὲν γʹ, μοίρας δὲ ϙʹ.

‘“In quartile” are Aries - Cancer - Libra - Capricorn, Taurus - Leo - Scorpio - Aquarius, Gemini - Virgo - Sagittarius - Pisces, all 3 squares; the side of the square subtends 3 zodiac signs, or 90 degrees.’

— Geminus 2.16

Genre: astronomy Date: 1st century BCE

Geminus. 1975. Géminos, Introduction aux Phénomènes, ed. G. Aujac. Paris: Les Belles Lettres.

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). ὑποτείνω (Lemma #2775). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2775/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). ὑποτείνω (Lemma #2775). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2775/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). ὑποτείνω (Lemma #2775). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2775/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) ὑποτείνω (Lemma #2775), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2775/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2775,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2025},
	title = {ὑποτείνω ({Lemma} #2775)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2775/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2775/},
}