αἵρεσις
hairesis

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-07-11
Primary meaning sect
Literal translation sect
Variants
αἵρεσις hairesis
Edited by
taking common noun
choice common noun
sect common noun
sect astrological concept

ἐπεὶ οὖν νυκτερινὴ ἡ γένεσις ζητῶ Σελήνην· αὕτη τυγχάνει Καρκίνῳ τριγώνῳ Ἄρεως· τὸν δὲ τοῦ Ἄρεως εὕρομεν ἐπαναφερόμενον ἰδίῳ οἴκῳ καὶ τριγώνῳ καὶ αἱρέσει ἰδίᾳ

‘Now, since the nativity is nocturnal, I look for the Moon: it is in Cancer, the triangle of Mars, and we found Mars in a succedent place in its own house and triangle and its own sect’

— Vettius Valens 2.22.3–4

Genre: astrology
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH 50)

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). αἵρεσις (Lemma #378). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/378/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). αἵρεσις (Lemma #378). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/378/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). αἵρεσις (Lemma #378). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/378/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) αἵρεσις (Lemma #378), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/378/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac378,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {αἵρεσις ({Lemma} #378)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/378/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/378/},
}