κακοποιός
kakopoios

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2025-03-10
Primary meaning malefic
Literal translation doing bad
Variants
κακοποιός kakopoios
Edited by
malefic astrological concept

χαίρει δὲ ὁ Ἑρμῆς ἀεὶ συνὼν κακοποιοῖς καὶ καλοποιοῖς

‘Mercury always rejoices when with malefics and benefics’

— Anon., On Cardinal Points §82

Genre: astrological treatise

Pingree, D. (1976) Dorothei Sidonii Carmen Astrologicum 367

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). κακοποιός (Lemma #4612). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/4612/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). κακοποιός (Lemma #4612). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/4612/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). κακοποιός (Lemma #4612). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/4612/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) κακοποιός (Lemma #4612), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/4612/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac4612,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {κακοποιός ({Lemma} #4612)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/4612/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/4612/},
}