βασιλεύω
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- βασιλέω (basiléō)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editβᾰσῐλεύω • (băsĭleúō)
- 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 (2006–2025)
- “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
editEtymology
editInherited from Ancient Greek βασιλεύω (basileúō). Sense 'sunset' since mediaeval times.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editβασιλεύω • (vasilévo) (past βασίλεψα, passive —)
- (monarchy) to reign, rule (also figurative)
- (astronomy) to set, go down, wester (sun, stars, etc)
- (figuratively) to decline
Conjugation
editβασιλεύω (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”)
Categories:
- Ancient Greek 4-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek verbs
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greek lemmas
- Greek verbs
- el:Monarchy
- el:Astronomy
- Greek verbs conjugating like 'ταξιδεύω'
- Greek active-only verbs