σχῆμα
schēma

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-07-12
Primary meaning configuration
Literal translation form
Variants
σχῆμα schēma
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configuration astrological concept

Ἥλιος, Ἀφροδίτη Ὑδροχόῳ, Σελήνη, Ζεὺς Τοξότῃ, Κρόνος Λέοντι, Ἑρμῆς Αἰγοκέρωτι, Ἄρης, ὡροσκόπος Ζυγῷ. τῷ λεʹ ἔτει ἐκινδύνευσε συσχεθῆναι διὰ στάσιν καὶ βίαν· εἶχε γὰρ καὶ ἡ Σελήνη ἑξάγωνον σχῆμα πρὸς Ἄρεα, καὶ αὐτὸς Ἄρης παρειληφὼς παρ’ αὐτῆς τὸν ἐνιαυτὸν καὶ Κρόνῳ παραδεδωκώς· αὗται οὖν αἱ ἀντιπαραδόσεις χαλεπαὶ καὶ ἐπιτάραχοι.

‘Sun, Venus in Aquarius; Moon, Jupiter in Sagittarius; Saturn in Leo; Mercury in Capricorn; Mars, the Ascendant in Libra. In his 35th year (the native) was at risk of being imprisoned on account of sedition and violence: for the Moon had a sextile configuration in relation to Mars, and Mars itself had taken over the year from it and handed (it) over to Saturn. These transfers (of the position of chronokrator) are difficult and disruptive.’

— Vettius Valens 5.6.112–113

Genre: horoscope
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 122,I,22)


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). σχῆμα (Lemma #530). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/530/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). σχῆμα (Lemma #530). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/530/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). σχῆμα (Lemma #530). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/530/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) σχῆμα (Lemma #530), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/530/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac530,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {σχῆμα ({Lemma} #530)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/530/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/530/},
}