ἀφίστημι
aphistēmi

Greek verb

Last edited: 2023-07-09
Primary meaning to be distant from
Literal translation to stand apart from
Variants
ἀφίστημι aphistēmi
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to be distant from astral concept

κεκλήρωται ἡ Σελήνη τὴν δυάδα ἐπεὶ ἀφέστηκε Κρόνου βʹ

‘The Moon is allotted the second (interval) since it was 2 (zodiac signs) distant from Saturn.’

— Vettius Valens 5.7.21

Genre: horoscope
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 37)

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀφίστημι (Lemma #706). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/706/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀφίστημι (Lemma #706). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/706/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). ἀφίστημι (Lemma #706). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/706/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) ἀφίστημι (Lemma #706), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/706/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac706,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ἀφίστημι ({Lemma} #706)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/706/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/706/},
}