to be king, rule, reign,
βᾰσῐλ-εύω,
A. to be king, rule, reign,
οὐ μέν πως πάντες βασιλεύσομεν ἐνθάδ' Ἀχαιοί
Il. 2.203
; ἶσον ἐμοὶ βασίλευε
9.616
;ἐν ὑμῖν . . βασίλευε was kingamong you, Od. 2.47 ; ὄφρ' Ἰθάκης κατὰ δῆμον . . βασιλεύοι
22.52
; also of a woman, ἢ βασίλευεν ὑπὸ Πλάκῳ reigned as queen,
Il. 6.425
; ἡ δὲ Πύλου βασίλευε
Od. 11.285
: inaor.,to have become king,
Hdt. 2.2 : c. gen.,to be king of, rule over,
ἐν . . Ἰθάκῃ βασιλεύσει Ἀχαιῶν
Od. 1.401
, etc.; βασιλεύοντος βασιλέων Ἀρσάκου
PAvrom. 1
A 1 : c. dat.,to be king among,
Γιγάντεσσιν βασίλευεν
Od. 7.59
; later β. ἐπὶ τὰς δύο βασιλείας
LXX 1 Ma. 1.16
:— Pass. ,to be governed by a king,
Pl. R. 576d , 576e ,al., Arist. Pol. 1284b39 , etc.: c.acc. cogn., βασιλείαν πασῶν δικαιοτάτην βασιλεύεσθαι
Pl. Lg. 680e
: generally,to be governedoradministered,
Pi. P. 4.106 , etc.; ὑπὸ νόμου
Lys. 2.19
: hence,submit to the king,
Plu. Sull. 12 .
b. to be ἄρχων β.at Athens, Isoc. 18.5 , IG 12.7 <*> 6 , al.; of other magistrates, SIG 709 (Chersonesus), 1054 (Samothrace).
c. laterἡ βασιλεύουσα πόλιςtheimperialcity, of Rome, Ath. 3.98c , cf. CPHerm. 125ii3 .
2. enjoy as master,
τῶ χρυσῶ β.
Theoc. 21.60
codd.
3. abs.,live royally,
β. ἐν πενίᾳ
Plu. 2.101d
, cf. 1 Ep.Cor. 4.8 .
II. causal,appoint as king,
τινά
LXX Jd. 9.6
; butβ. τισὶ βασιλέα makethema king,ib. 1 Ki. 8.22 , 12.1 .
