βασιλικός
basilikos

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2024-11-25
Primary meaning royal
Literal translation royal
Variants
βασιλικός basilikos
Edited by
royal zodiac sign quality

attribute of Leo

[ἐν] ζῳδίῳ σ]τερεῷ ἀρρε[ν]ικῷ βασιλικ[ῷ] Λ[έο]ντι

‘in the solid, masculine, royal sign Leo’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4277 i. 20-21

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. II: 420-421

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). βασιλικός (Lemma #2644). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2644/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). βασιλικός (Lemma #2644). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2644/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). βασιλικός (Lemma #2644). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2644/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) βασιλικός (Lemma #2644), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2644/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2644,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {βασιλικός ({Lemma} #2644)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2644/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2644/},
}