βασιλεύω
Etym. βασιλεύς
1. "to be king, to rule, reign", Hom., etc.; of a woman, "to be queen", id=Hom.; c. gen. "to be king of", Od.; also, ὄφρ᾽ Ἰθάκης κατὰ δῆμον βασιλεύοι id=Od.; in aor. "to have become king", Hdt.; c. dat. "to be king among" others, Od.:—Pass. "to be governed by a king", Plat.: "to submit to the king", Plut.
2. "to be master of" a thing, c. gen., Theocr.