βασιλεύω
Ancient Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- βασιλέω (basiléō)
Etymology edit
From βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”).
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ba.si.lěu̯.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ba.siˈle.wo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βa.siˈle.βo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /va.siˈle.vo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /va.siˈle.vo/
Verb edit
βᾰσῐλεύω • (basileúō)
- to be king, to rule, reign as king
- (ἡ βασιλεύσουσα πόλις (hē basileúsousa pólis)) the imperial city, Rome
- to enjoy as absolute master
- (absolute) to live right royally
- (causal) to appoint as king
Inflection edit
Present: βᾰσῐλεύω, βᾰσῐλεύομαι
Imperfect: ἐβᾰσῐ́λευον, ἐβᾰσῐλευόμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐβᾰσῐ́λευον | ἐβᾰσῐ́λευες | ἐβᾰσῐ́λευε(ν) | ἐβᾰσῐλεύετον | ἐβᾰσῐλευέτην | ἐβᾰσῐλεύομεν | ἐβᾰσῐλεύετε | ἐβᾰσῐ́λευον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐβᾰσῐλευόμην | ἐβᾰσῐλεύου | ἐβᾰσῐλεύετο | ἐβᾰσῐλεύεσθον | ἐβᾰσῐλευέσθην | ἐβᾰσῐλευόμεθᾰ | ἐβᾰσῐλεύεσθε | ἐβᾰσῐλεύοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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References edit
- “βασιλεύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “βασιλεύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “βασιλεύω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- βασιλεύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- βασιλεύω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- βασιλεύω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “βασιλεύω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G936 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ancient Greek βασιλεύω (basileúō). Sense 'sunset' since mediaeval times.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
βασιλεύω • (vasilévo) (past βασίλεψα, passive —)
- (monarchy) to reign, rule (also figurative)
- (astronomy) to set, go down, wester (sun, stars, etc)
- (figuratively) to decline
Conjugation edit
βασιλεύω (active forms only plus passive perfect participle)
Active voice ➤ | ||||
Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
1 sg | βασιλεύω | βασιλέψω | ||
2 sg | βασιλεύεις | βασιλέψεις | ||
3 sg | βασιλεύει | βασιλέψει | ||
1 pl | βασιλεύουμε, [‑ομε] | βασιλέψουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
2 pl | βασιλεύετε | βασιλέψετε | ||
3 pl | βασιλεύουν(ε) | βασιλέψουν(ε) | ||
Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
1 sg | βασίλευα | βασίλεψα | ||
2 sg | βασίλευες | βασίλεψες | ||
3 sg | βασίλευε | βασίλεψε | ||
1 pl | βασιλεύαμε | βασιλέψαμε | ||
2 pl | βασιλεύατε | βασιλέψατε | ||
3 pl | βασίλευαν, βασιλεύαν(ε) | βασίλεψαν, βασιλέψαν(ε) | ||
Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
1 sg | θα βασιλεύω ➤ | θα βασιλέψω ➤ | ||
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα βασιλεύεις, … | θα βασιλέψεις, … | ||
Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … βασιλέψει | είμαι, είσαι, … βασιλεμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice) | ||
Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … βασιλέψει | ήμουν, ήσουν, … βασιλεμένος, ‑η, ‑ο | ||
Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … βασιλέψει | θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … βασιλεμένος, ‑η, ‑ο | ||
Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | ||
2 sg | βασίλευε | βασίλεψε | ||
2 pl | βασιλεύετε | βασιλέψτε | ||
Other forms | ||||
Active present participle ➤ | declinable {βασιλεύων, βασιλεύουσα, βασιλεύον} indeclinable βασιλεύοντας ➤ | |||
Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας βασιλέψει ➤ | |||
Passive perfect participle ➤ | passive present participle {βασιλευόμενος, βασιλευομένη/βασιλευόμενη, ‑o} passive perfect participle βασιλεμένος, ‑η, ‑o ➤ | |||
Nonfinite form ➤ | βασιλέψει | |||
Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
Synonyms edit
- (sunset, decline): δύω (dýo)
Derived terms edit
- βασιλευομένη δημοκρατία (vasilevoméni dimokratía, “crowned republic”)
Related terms edit
- αβασίλευτος (avasíleftos, “not governed by a monarch”)
- βασίλεμα n (vasílema, “sunset”)
- βασιλεμένος (vasileménos, “sunsetted”, passive perfect participle)
- βασιλευόμενος m (vasilevómenos, “who is reigned”, passive present participle), βασιλευομένη f, βασιλευόμενο(ν) (formal)
- βασιλεύων m (vasilévon, “reigning”, active present participle), βασιλεύουσα f (vasilévousa), βασιλεύον (formal)
- συμβασιλεύω (symvasilévo, “reign together”)
- and see: βασιλιάς m (vasiliás, “king”)