1. βασιλεύς · basileus — Beekes
king (especially the Persian king), prince
The corpus record
βασιλεύς
basileus
king (especially the Persian king), prince
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Bel et Draco (LXX) 31 · 369.05/10k
- Esther 156 · 282/10k
- Regnorum IV 356 · 205.76/10k
- Regnorum II 291 · 179.89/10k
- Daniel (LXX) 179 · 170.36/10k
- Regnorum III 304 · 159.05/10k
- Esdras I 113 · 137.37/10k
- Paralipomenon II 257 · 130.56/10k
- Esdras II 114 · 96.06/10k
- Machabaeorum I 156 · 89.51/10k
- Machabaeourum III 43 · 85.54/10k
- Josue (cod. Vat.) 106 · 79.68/10k
Densest 12 of 181 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. βασιλεύς · basileus — Chantraine
gén
3. βασιλεύς · basileus — Frisk
m
4. βασιλεύς · basileus — Frisk
Myk
5. βᾰσῐλ-εύς · basil-eus — LSJ
king, chief
Attestations
- βασιλῆϊ · basilēi Iliad 1.9
- βασιλεὺς · basileus Iliad 1.80
- βασιλήων · basilēōn Iliad 1.176
- βασιλεὺς · basileus Iliad 1.231
- βασιλῆϊ · basilēi Iliad 1.277
- βασιλεύς · basileus Iliad 1.279
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 250; entry #1073 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 180-181; entry #1209 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 252-253; entry #1003 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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