ἐπισεύω
episeuō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2025-02-24
Primary meaning to approach
Literal translation to rush at
Variants
ἐπισεύω episeuō
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to approach planetary motion

Ζηνὸς ἐπεσσυμένου ἢ καὶ παρεόντος ἅμ’ αὐτῇ

‘when Zeus (Jupiter) has rushed at (approached) or is even present (in the same zodiac sign) with her (Venus)’

— Dorotheus 5.16.1–40

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 1st cent. CE?


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἐπισεύω (Lemma #2898). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2898/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἐπισεύω (Lemma #2898). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2898/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἐπισεύω (Lemma #2898). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2898/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) ἐπισεύω (Lemma #2898), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2898/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2898,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {ἐπισεύω ({Lemma} #2898)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2898/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2898/},
}