Καῖσαρ,ᾰρος,ὁ, (said to be Punic,=
A. elephant, Lyd. Mens. 4.102 )Caesar, acognomenof the Gens Julia; esp. of Julius Caesar, D.S. 5.22 , Str. 4.5.3 , etc.;Κ. ὁ θεόςprob. in OGI 767.5 ; also of Augustus, ib. 458.9 ( 9 B.C.), Nic.Dam. Vit.Caes. tit., etc.;ὁ νεὸς Κ., opp.ὁ πρεσβύτερος Κ., ib. 6 ; in general,the Emperor, OGI 473.8 , etc.;Καίσαρος ἀπελεύθεροςib. 629.90 , etc.;Πρῖμος Καίσαρος, i. e. P.the Emperor's slave, Wilcken Chr. 112.4 ; ἀπόδοτε τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι
Ev.Luc. 20.25
: pl., οἱ Καίσαρες
OGI 516.21
: as title of the designated successor, Καίσαρα ἀποδεικνύει
Hdn. 2.15.3
, etc.; name of month in the province of Asia, OGI 458.54 , etc.:—henceΚαισάρειος,ον,of, belonging to Caesar,οἱ Κ.his householdorofficials,
POxy. 477.5
(ii A. D.), D.C. 52.24 , al.;οἶκος Κ., hall in Herod the Great's palace, J. BJ 1.21.1 ;τὸ Κ.temple of Julius Caesarat Alexandria, Str. 17.1.9 :Καισάρεια(καιρό-ηα),τά,games in honour of Gaius Caesarat Cos, SIG 1065.9 (Cos); at Corinth and elsewhere, IG 7.1856 (Thespiae), etc.:Καισάρειος, orκαιρό-ιος,ὁ(sc.μήν), name of month in Egypt and elsewhere, POxy. 45.17