καταστηρίζω
katastērizō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2025-02-26
Primary meaning to fix
Literal translation to fix
Variants
καταστηρίζω katastērizō
Edited by
to fix verb

used in the context of creating constellations, which are named “fixed figurines”

Οἱ δὲ ἐν ἄκρᾳ τῇ ἀριστερᾷ χειρὶ τοῦ Περσέως κείμενοι ἀστέρες Γοργόνιον καλοῦνται· οἱ δὲ ἐν ἄκρᾳ τῇ δεξιᾷ χειρὶ τοῦ Περσέως κείμενοι ἀστερίσκοι πυκνοὶ καὶ μικροὶ εἰς τὴν Ἅρπην καταστηρίζονται.

‘The stars lying on the tip of the left hand of Perseus are called Gorgon’s Head; the close-packed tiny little stars lying on the tip of the right hand of Perseus are fixed into the Sickle.’

— Geminus 3.11

Genre: astronomy
Date: 1st century BCE

Geminus. 1975. Géminos, Introduction aux Phénomènes, ed. G. Aujac. Paris: Les Belles Lettres. 19-20

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APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). καταστηρίζω (Lemma #2909). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2909/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). καταστηρίζω (Lemma #2909). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2909/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). καταστηρίζω (Lemma #2909). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2909/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) καταστηρίζω (Lemma #2909), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2909/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2909,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2025},
	title = {καταστηρίζω ({Lemma} #2909)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2909/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2909/},
}