Basileia Explained

Basileia (an Ancient Greek word whose meanings include royal status or power, reign, kingdom, palace, queen and princess)^[1] may refer to:

• One of the daughters of Uranus, also called Theia "Delphi Complete Works of Diodorus Siculus"
• The royal palace, or citadel, of Atlantis, as described by the Greek philosopher Plato in the Critias
• The royal quarter of Ptolemaic Alexandria
• The Kingdom of God (basileia tou theou), or Kingdom of Heaven, in Christian theology
• Basileia, Zeus's maid in the play The Birds by Aristophanes
• Basileia Romaion, the Greek name for the Eastern Roman Empire, translated as Roman Empire or 'Empire of the Romans'
• Basileia Theological Journal, a theological journal published biannually by Central India Theological Seminary.
• A feminine form for Basileus
• An alternative spelling of Basel, Switzerland's third-most-populous city

Notes and References

1. Book: Diggle, James . The Cambridge Greek Lexicon . 2021 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-82680-8 . Cambridge, United Kingdom . 274–275.