ἀρχέτυπος

archetupos
Greek · noun
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2023-10-31

Literal translation
exemplar
Categories
astrological concept
Related Lemmata 9

1. exemplar

1.a exemplar

2. lot of fortune

2.a lot of fortune astrological concept

ἀρχέτυπος λέγεται ὁ καλούμενος κλῆρος τύχης, τὰ δὲ τούτου τετράγωνα ὑπόστασις

‘The “exemplar” is called the so-called “lot of fortune,” and its quadrangles are the “substance”’

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

Genre: astrology

CCAG VIII.4 227


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀρχέτυπος (Lemma #335). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/335/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀρχέτυπος (Lemma #335). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/335/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀρχέτυπος (Lemma #335). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/335/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ἀρχέτυπος (Lemma #335), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/335/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac335,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἀρχέτυπος ({Lemma} #335)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/335/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/335/},
}