ἀναιρέω
anaireō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2024-12-12
Primary meaning to end the life
Literal translation to destroy
Variants
ἀναιρέω anaireō
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to end the life astrological concept

ἡ Σελήνη ἄρα παραλαβοῦσα τοὺς χρόνους ἀπὸ ἐτῶν ξϛʹ <μηνῶν ζʹ> ἡμερῶν εʹ, διακρατήσει ἕως ἐτῶν ἄλλων κϛʹ μηνῶν γʹ ἡμερῶν ιβʹ, τουτέστιν ἕως ὅλων ἐτῶν ϟβʹ μηνῶν ιʹ ἡμερῶν ιζʹ· τὸ δὲ ἐντεῦθεν ἡ τοῦ Κρόνου διάμετρος ἀναιρετικὴ οὖσα ἀνεῖλεν.

‘Then the Moon, having taken over the time starting with 66 years <7 months> 5 days, will control up to another 26 years 3 months 12 days, that is up to 92 years 10 months 17 days in all, and from then on the diameter (of the orbit) of Saturn, being destructive, has destroyed (ended the life).’

— Rhetorius, fragments §15

Genre: horoscope
Date: 6th–7th century CE

CCAG VIII.4 (GH L 488) 237

μετὰ ἔτος ξαʹ μῆνας ιʹ φθάνει ἡ μοῖρα τοῦ ὡροσκόπου καὶ ἡ Σελήνη εἰς τὸ τετράγωνον τοῦ Κρόνου, ὅπερ καὶ οὐκ ἀναιρεῖ διὰ τὸ μαρτυρεῖν αὐτῷ τὴν Ἀφροδίτην ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ

‘After the 61st year, 10 months, the degree of the Ascendant and the Moon come into quartile with Saturn, which also does not destroy (end the life) because Venus is in aspect with it in the second (place).’

— CCAG VI

Genre: horoscope

(GH L 76) 68


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀναιρέω (Lemma #480). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/480/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀναιρέω (Lemma #480). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/480/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀναιρέω (Lemma #480). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/480/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ἀναιρέω (Lemma #480), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/480/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac480,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀναιρέω ({Lemma} #480)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/480/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/480/},
}