βᾰσῐλ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ,
A.
= βασίλειᾰ ,queen, princess,
S. Ant. 941 (dub.l.), E. Hec. 552 ;β. νύμφη, γυνή,
E. Med. 1003 , Hipp. 778 : in Prose, β. γυναικῶν
Pl. Lg. 694e
, cf. Plu. Alex. 21 ; of a Roman Imperialprincess,
Philostr. VA 1.3 .
b.
= βασίλισσα
2 , Eust. 1425.42 .
2. asAdj.,royal, ἑστία, εὐναί,
E. Rh. 718 , IA 1307 (lyr.); of cities, β. Ῥώμη
IG 14.830
(Puteoli);β. πόλις,of Rome, Gal. 14.796 ; of Constantinople, OGI 521.22 (Abydos), Them. Or. 11.144a , Agath. 1.4 , etc.; soβ.alone, Lyd. Mag. 2.14 ; alsoβ. χώρα, =Rome, Vett.Val. 226.14 .