ὑπόστασις
hupostasis

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-07-11
Primary meaning lot of substance
Literal translation substance
Variants
ὑπόστασις hupostasis
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substance common noun

lot of substance astrological lot

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
Date: 1st cent. BCE/CE?

CCAG VIII.4 227


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ὑπόστασις (Lemma #336). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/336/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ὑπόστασις (Lemma #336). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/336/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ὑπόστασις (Lemma #336). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/336/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ὑπόστασις (Lemma #336), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/336/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac336,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ὑπόστασις ({Lemma} #336)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/336/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/336/},
}