Basileus
Sign in to saveBasileus () is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs throughout history. In the English-speaking world, it is perhaps most widely understood to mean , referring to either a or an . The title was used by sovereigns and other persons of authority in ancient Greece (especially during the Hellenistic period), the Byzantine emperors, and the kings of modern Greece. The name Basileios (Basil), deriving from the term basileus, is a common given name in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Syriac Orthodox Church for the Maphrian.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Βασιλεύς
- Given name.image
- File:Antiochos I Tetradrachm 620447.jpg
- Given name.caption
- Coin of Antiochus I Soter. The reverse shows Apollo seated on an omphalos. Inscription reads ().
- Given name.language
- Greek
- Given name.romanization
- basileus
- Given name.region
- Ancient Greece
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- 250
- Given name.meaning
- King,Emperor,Monarch
- Given name.pronunciation
- ,
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15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Ancient Greece
- Original senses encountered on clay tablets
- ''Basileus'' vs. ''wanax'' in Mycenaean times
- Archaic basileus
- Pseudo-Archytas' definition
- Classical times
- Alexander the Great
- Romans and Byzantines
- New Testament
- Modern Greece
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
Basileus () is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs throughout history. In the English-speaking world, it is perhaps most widely understood to mean , referring to either a or an . The title was used by sovereigns and other persons of authority in ancient Greece (especially during the Hellenistic period), the Byzantine emperors, and the kings of modern Greece. The name Basileios (Basil), deriving from the term basileus, is a common given name in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Syriac Orthodox Church for the Maphrian.
The feminine forms are basileia (), basilissa (), basillis (), or the archaic basilinna (), meaning or . The related term basileia () has meanings such as 'sovereignty', 'royalty', 'kingdom', 'reign', 'dominion' and 'authority'.