ταπείνωσις

tapeinōsis
Greek · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2026-10-06

Literal translation
lowering
Categories
astrological
astrological position
Related Lemmata 4 ›

1. depression

1.a depression astrological, astrological position

Αἱ δὲ ταπεινώσεις ὑψώματα ἐν διαμέτρῳ.

‘Depressions are diameters of exaltations.’

— Dorotheus Hephaestio 1.8

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 5th century CE


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). ταπείνωσις (Lemma #6237). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6237/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). ταπείνωσις (Lemma #6237). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6237/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). ταπείνωσις (Lemma #6237). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6237/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2026) ταπείνωσις (Lemma #6237), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6237/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac6237,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2026},
	title = {ταπείνωσις ({Lemma} #6237)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6237/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6237/},
}