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βασιλεία

βασιλεία, βασιλεία, kingdom, dominion; kingship, monarchy

βᾰσιλ-είᾱ, Ion. βᾰσιλ-ηΐη, ἡ,
  • kingdom, dominion, Hdt. 1.11, etc.; παιδὸς ἡ β. Heraclit. 52; hereditary monarchy, opp. τυραννίς, ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς γέρασι πατρικαὶ β. Th. 1.13; βασιλείας εἴδη τέτταρα Arist. Pol. 1285b20; ἡ πρώτη πολιτεία μετὰ τὰς β. after the age of monarchies, ib. 1297b17: metaph., ἐποίησεν ἡμᾶς β. Apoc. 1.6; β. τῶν οὐρανῶν Ev.Matt. 3.2; τοῦ θεοῦ ib. 6.33, etc.
      • 2 kingly office, β. καὶ στρατηγία Arist. Pol. 1273a37.
      • 3 at Athens, the office of the archon βασιλεύς, Paus. 1.3.1.
      • 4 Pass., being ruled by a king, τῆς ὑπʼ ἐκείνου βασιλείας Isoc. 9.43.
    • II diadem, D.S. 1.47, OGI 90.43 (Rosetta).
    • III reign, ib. 331.40 (Pergam.), D.S. 17.1, POxy. 1257.7 (iii A. D.); so αἱ β. the reigns of the Kings, title of book of VT; accession to the throne, BGU 646.12 (ii A. D.).
    • IV concrete, His Majesty, LXX 4 Ki. 11.1, 1 Ma. 6.47.

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