φυλακή

phulakē
Greek · noun
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2025-09-29
Meanings
Literal translation
prison
Categories
astrological concept
Related Lemmata 3 ›

1. depression

1.a depression astrological concept

καὶ θρόνους [ἀπέ]νειμεν ἡ φύσις αὐτοῖς καὶ φυλακάς, θρόνους [μὲν] ἐφ’ ὧν ὑψοῦνται ζῳδίων καὶ δύναμ⟦η⟧ιν []λικὴν ἔχουσιν, φυλακ[ὰς δὲ] ἐφ’ ὧν ταπει[ν ][ ἐνα]ντίο[ι γεί]νονται

‘Nature has also apportioned to (the planets) “thrones” (exaltations) and “prisons” (depressions), thrones as the zodiac signs in which they are exalted and have [...] power, and prisons as those at which they are depressed [...] and become opposite’

— P.Mich. III 149 xvi 23ff.

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 1st/2nd cent. CE

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). φυλακή (Lemma #741). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/741/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). φυλακή (Lemma #741). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/741/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). φυλακή (Lemma #741). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/741/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) φυλακή (Lemma #741), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/741/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac741,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {φυλακή ({Lemma} #741)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/741/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/741/},
}