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βασιλεύω

Non-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: βασιλεύω

Structure: βασιλεύ (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Etym.: basileu/s

Sense

  1. to be king, to rule, reign as king
  2. to enjoy as absolute master
  3. (absolute) to live right royally
  4. (causal) to appoint as king

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular βασιλεύω βασιλεύεις βασιλεύει
Dual βασιλεύετον βασιλεύετον
Plural βασιλεύομεν βασιλεύετε βασιλεύουσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular βασιλεύω βασιλεύῃς βασιλεύῃ
Dual βασιλεύητον βασιλεύητον
Plural βασιλεύωμεν βασιλεύητε βασιλεύωσιν*
OptativeSingular βασιλεύοιμι βασιλεύοις βασιλεύοι
Dual βασιλεύοιτον βασιλευοίτην
Plural βασιλεύοιμεν βασιλεύοιτε βασιλεύοιεν
ImperativeSingular βασίλευε βασιλευέτω
Dual βασιλεύετον βασιλευέτων
Plural βασιλεύετε βασιλευόντων, βασιλευέτωσαν
Infinitive βασιλεύειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
βασιλευων βασιλευοντος βασιλευουσα βασιλευουσης βασιλευον βασιλευοντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular βασιλεύομαι βασιλεύει, βασιλεύῃ βασιλεύεται
Dual βασιλεύεσθον βασιλεύεσθον
Plural βασιλευόμεθα βασιλεύεσθε βασιλεύονται
SubjunctiveSingular βασιλεύωμαι βασιλεύῃ βασιλεύηται
Dual βασιλεύησθον βασιλεύησθον
Plural βασιλευώμεθα βασιλεύησθε βασιλεύωνται
OptativeSingular βασιλευοίμην βασιλεύοιο βασιλεύοιτο
Dual βασιλεύοισθον βασιλευοίσθην
Plural βασιλευοίμεθα βασιλεύοισθε βασιλεύοιντο
ImperativeSingular βασιλεύου βασιλευέσθω
Dual βασιλεύεσθον βασιλευέσθων
Plural βασιλεύεσθε βασιλευέσθων, βασιλευέσθωσαν
Infinitive βασιλεύεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
βασιλευομενος βασιλευομενου βασιλευομενη βασιλευομενης βασιλευομενον βασιλευομενου

Imperfect tense

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Synonyms

  1. to be king

  2. to appoint as king

Related

Derived

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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