καταρχή
katarchē

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-03-24
Primary meaning inception
Literal translation beginning
Variants
καταρχή katarchē
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inception astrological concept

ἀμφοτέροις εἴη κεν ἀπαίσιος ἥδε καταρχή

‘This inception (of marriage) would be childless for both (husband and wife)’

— Dorotheus 5.16.1–40

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 1st cent. CE?

p. 392 Pingree


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). καταρχή (Lemma #5424). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5424/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). καταρχή (Lemma #5424). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5424/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). καταρχή (Lemma #5424). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5424/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) καταρχή (Lemma #5424), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5424/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac5424,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {καταρχή ({Lemma} #5424)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5424/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5424/},
}