αὐξιφωτέω
auxiphōteō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-07-09
Primary meaning to wax
Literal translation to increase light
Variants
αὐξιφωτέω auxiphōteō
Edited by
to wax lunar quality

ἡ Σελήνη αὐξιφωτοῦσα ἐν τριγώνῳ σχήματι πρός τε Κρόνον καὶ Δία εὐδαίμονα καὶ πολυχρήματον ἀπειργάσατο καὶ τῇ πατρίδι πολλὰ ἀναθήματα καὶ δωρεὰς παρέχοντα

‘The Moon, waxing in a triangular configuration with Saturn and Jupiter, made (the native) fortunate and rich, providing many dedications and gifts to his native land’

— CCAG VIII.2 p. 85

Genre: horoscope
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). αὐξιφωτέω (Lemma #682). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/682/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). αὐξιφωτέω (Lemma #682). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/682/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). αὐξιφωτέω (Lemma #682). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/682/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) αὐξιφωτέω (Lemma #682), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/682/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac682,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {αὐξιφωτέω ({Lemma} #682)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/682/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/682/},
}