ἀρχέτυπος
archetupos

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-10-31
Primary meaning lot of fortune
Literal translation exemplar
Variants
ἀρχέτυπος archetupos
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exemplar common noun
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

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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: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac335,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἀρχέτυπος ({Lemma} #335)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/335/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/335/},
}