adjective greek

băsĭlĭcus

fem. băsĭlĭca · neut. băsĭlĭcum

= βασιλικός

kingly; royal; princely

kingly, royal, princely, splendid, magnificent, = regalis (in this sense perh. only ante-class.).

Adj.

In gen.. basilicas edictiones atque imperiosas habet, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 31,… •

In gen.. basilicas edictiones atque imperiosas habet, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 31, id. Rud. 2, 4, 18: facinora, id. Trin. 4, 3, 23 victus, id. Pers. 1, 1, 32: status, id. Ps. 1, 5, 43.—

especially

a kind of vine among the Dyrrhachians

Basilica vitis, a kind of vine among the Dyrrhachians, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 30, Col. 3, 2, 19; 3, 2, 28; 3, 7, 1; 3, 9, 1; 3, 21, 3' uva, Isid. Orig. 17, 5, 22.—

Basilica nux, Macr S. 2, 14, 7.—

as a noun

the king; the best throw of dice

băsĭlĭcus, i, m. (sc. jactus), = Venereus, the king's throw, the best throw of dice (v. alea), Plant. Curc. 2, 3, 80.—

a public building in the forum with double colonnades; which was used both for judicial tribunals and as an exchange; a basilica •

Esp. freq., băsĭlĭca, ae, f., = βασιλική (sc. οἰκια s. στοά), a public building in the forum with double colonnades, which was used both for judicial tribunals and as an exchange, a basilica, portico (cf. regia, in the year of Rome 542 there were no such porticos there, Liv 26, 27, 3, the first known was built by Cato in the year 568, and called Basilica Porcia, id. 39, 44, 7 Drak., Aur. Vir. Ill. 47; the most considerable basilicae in the Aug. age were the Porcia, Opimia, and Julia; the latter, built by Julius Cæsar in the third year of his dictatorship, was the chief seat of judicial proceedings; v Vitr 5, 1; O Müll. Archaeol. § 291, cf. with § 180, Dict of Antiq.) forum plenum et basilicas isto rum hominum videmus, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 152; 2, 4, 3, § 6, id. Mur. 34, 70, id. Att. 2, 14, 2; 4, 16, 14 Julia, Plin. Ep 5, 21, 1; Quint. 12, 5, 6; Suet. Calig. 37, so, Aemilia, Plin. 35, 3, 4, § 13 Pauli, id. 36, 15, 24, § 102, Tac. A. 3, 72, cf. Cic. Att. 4, 16, 14. porti cus Caii et Lucil, Suet. Aug 29. completis undique basilicis ac templis, Tac. H 1, 40. —Pure Lat. regia, Suet. Aug. 31 fin., Stat. S. 1, 1, 30; v regius.—In the fourth centu ry churches were first built in the style of basilicas (cf Müll. Archaeol. § 194).— Hence, late Lat., basilica, a metropolitan church, a cathedral, a basilica. Sulp Sev H. Sacra, 2, 33 and 38.—

băsĭlĭcum, i, n.

A princely robe

A princely robe, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 48. —

a black plaster

In the Gr form băsĭlĭcŏn, i, n., = βασιλικόν, a black plaster, Scrib. Comp. 210, also called, 238, băsĭlĭcē, ēs.—

The best kind of nuts; royally; in princely

The best kind of nuts, Phn. 15, 22, 24. § 87; cf. I. B. 2. supra.—Hence, adv.: băsĭlĭcē, royally, etc.: exornatus basilice, in princely, mao nificent style, Pers. 4, 2, 1; 1, 1, 29; 5, 2, 25. —Of severe pain: ut ego interii basilice! how wholly, completely, etc., Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 54.

Perseus ID: n5013 Key: basilicus