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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 22 times in 22 verses in 'Mat' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:6 - Jesse was the father of David the king. G935 David was the father of Solomon by [fn]Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, G935 [fn]magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 - “Where is He who has been born King G935 of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:3 - When Herod the king G935 heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9 - After hearing the king, G935 they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 - or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or [fn]by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING G935.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - and you will even be brought before governors and kings G935 for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8 - “[fn]But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ G935 [fn]palaces!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - Although he was grieved, the king G935 commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of [fn]his dinner guests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - He *said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings G935 of the earth collect customs or poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 - “For this reason the kingdom of heaven [fn]may be compared to a king G935 who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:5 - “SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION,
‘BEHOLD YOUR KING G935 IS COMING TO YOU,
GENTLE, AND MOUNTED ON A DONKEY,
EVEN ON A COLT, THE FOAL OF A BEAST OF BURDEN.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2 - “The kingdom of heaven [fn]may be compared to [fn]a king G935 who [fn]gave a wedding feast for his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 - “But the king G935 was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11 - “But when the king G935 came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:13 - “Then the king G935 said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34 - “Then the King G935 will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:40 - “The King G935 will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King G935 of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a [fn]reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King G935 of the Jews!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37 - And above His head they put up the charge against Him [fn]which read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING G935 OF THE JEWS.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - “He saved others; [fn]He cannot save Himself. He is the King G935 of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
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