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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 23 times in 22 verses in 'Mat' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:6 - and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 - Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:3 - And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9 - And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 - nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8 - But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in kings’ houses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 - Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:5 -
Tell ye the daughter of Zion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
Meek, and riding upon an ass,
And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2 - The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 - But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11 - But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:13 - Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:40 - And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37 - And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him.
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