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Lexicon :: Strong's G935 - basileus

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βασιλεύς
Transliteration
basileus (Key)
Pronunciation
bas-il-yooce'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from βάσις (G939) (through the notion of a foundation of power)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:576,97

Strong’s Definitions

βασιλεύς basileús, bas-il-yooce'; probably from G939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):—king.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 118x

The KJV translates Strong's G935 in the following manner: king (82x), King (of Jews) (21x), King (God or Christ) (11x), King (of Israel) (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 118x
The KJV translates Strong's G935 in the following manner: king (82x), King (of Jews) (21x), King (God or Christ) (11x), King (of Israel) (4x).

  1. leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βασιλεύς basileús, bas-il-yooce'; probably from G939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):—king.
STRONGS G935:
βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ, leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king; universally: οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, Matthew 17:25; Revelation 16:14 [L T Tr WH omit τῆς γῆς], etc.; τῶν ἐθνῶν, Luke 22:25; of the king of Egypt, Acts 7:10, 18; Hebrews 11:23, 27; of David, Matthew 1:6; Acts 13:22; of Herod the Great and his successors, Matthew 2:1ff; Luke 1:5; Acts 12:1; Acts 25:13; of a tetrarch, Matthew 14:9; Mark 6:14, 22 (of the son of a king, Xenophon, oec. 4, 16; "reges Syriae, regis Antiochi pueros, scitis Romae nuper fuisse," Cicero, Verr. 2:4, 27, cf. de senectute 17, 59; [Vergil Aen. 9, 223]); of a Roman emperor, 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Peter 2:17, cf. Revelation 17:9 (Revelation 17:10), (so in secular writings in the Roman age, as in Josephus, b. j. 5, 13, 6; Herodian, 2, 4, 8 [4 Bekker]; of the son of the emperor, ibid. 1, 5, 15 [5 Bekker]); of the Messiah, ὁ βασιλεύς τῶν Ἰουδαίων, Matthew 2:2, etc.; τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mark 15:32; John 1:49 (John 1:50); John 12:13; of Christians, as to reign over the world with Christ in the millennial kingdom, Revelation 1:6; Revelation 5:10 (Rec. in both passages and Griesbach in the latter; see βασιλεία, 3 e.); of God, the supreme ruler over all, Matthew 5:35; 1 Timothy 1:17 (see αἰών, 2); Revelation 15:3; βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, Revelation 17:14 [but here, as in Revelation 19:16 of the victorious Messiah]; ὁ βασ. τῶν βασιλευόντων, 1 Timothy 6:15, (2 Macc. 13:4; 3 Macc. 5:35; Enoch 9, 4; [84, 2; Philo de decal. § 10]; cf. [κύριος τῶν βασ. Daniel 2:47]; κύριος τ. κυρίων, Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 135:3 (Ps. 136:3; [so of the king of the Parthians, Plutarch, Pomp. § 38, 1]).

Related entry:
[βασιλίσκος, -ου, ὁ, (diminutive of βασιλεύς) a petty king; a reading noted by WH in their (rejected) marginal reading of John 4:46, 49. (Polybius, others)]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
10:17
Psalms
135:3; 136:3
Daniel
2:47
Matthew
1:6; 2:1; 2:2; 5:35; 14:9; 17:25
Mark
6:14; 6:22; 15:32
Luke
1:5; 22:25
John
1:49; 1:50; 4:46; 4:49; 12:13
Acts
7:10; 7:18; 12:1; 13:22; 25:13
1 Timothy
1:17; 2:2; 6:15
Hebrews
11:23; 11:27
1 Peter
2:17
Revelation
1:6; 5:10; 15:3; 16:14; 17:9; 17:10; 17:14; 19:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G935 matches the Greek βασιλεύς (basileus),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in 'Act' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 -

‘THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND [to attack],

AND THE RULERS WERE ASSEMBLED TOGETHER

AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS ANOINTED (the Christ, the Messiah).’

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10 - and He rescued him from all his suffering, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made Joseph governor over Egypt and over his entire household.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:18 - until [the time when] THERE AROSE ANOTHER KING OVER EGYPT WHO DID NOT KNOW JOSEPH [nor his history and the merit of his service to Egypt].

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15 - But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a [deliberately] chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1

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Now at that time [fn]Herod [Agrippa I] the king [of the Jews] arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to harm them.

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Now Herod [Agrippa I] was [fn]extremely angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and their delegates came to him in a united group, and after persuading Blastus, [fn]the king’s chamberlain [to support their cause], they asked for peace, because their country was fed by [imports of grain and other goods from] the king’s country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:21 - “Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:22 - “And when He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king: of him He testified and said, ‘I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART [conforming to My will and purposes], who will do all My will.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:7 - and Jason has welcomed them [into his house and protected them]! And they all are saying things contrary to the decrees of Caesar, [actually] claiming that there is another king, Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:13

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Now several days later, [fn]Agrippa [II] the king and [fn]Bernice [his sister] arrived at Caesarea and paid their respects to Festus [the new governor].

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14 - While they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man here who was left as a prisoner by Felix.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all you gentlemen present with us, you see this man [Paul] about whom all the Jewish people appealed to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly insisting that he ought not to live any longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:26 - “But I have nothing specific about him to write to my lord. So I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I will have something to put in writing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:2 -

“I consider myself fortunate, King Agrippa, since it is before you that I am to make my defense today regarding all the charges brought against me by the Jews,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:7 - “Which hope [of the Messiah and the resurrection] our twelve tribes [confidently] expect to realize as they serve and worship God in earnest night and day. And for this hope, O King, I am being accused by Jews!

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 - at midday, O King, I saw on the way a light from heaven surpassing the brightness of the sun, shining all around me and those who were traveling with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:19 -

“So, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26 - “For [your majesty] the king understands these things, and [therefore] I am also speaking to him with confidence and boldness, since I am convinced that none of these things escape his notice; for this has not been done in a corner [hidden from view, in secret].

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:27 - “King Agrippa, do you believe the [writings of the] Prophets [their messages and words]? I know that you do.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:30

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Then the king stood up, and [with him] the governor and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them;

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