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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, , 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, 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]; 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, , (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 115 times in 105 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Mat 1:6–Jhn 18:37)

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and Jesse fathered King David.

David fathered Solomon[fn] by Uriah’s wife,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 -

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 -

saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising and have come to worship him.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:3 -

When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9 -

After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was ​— ​the star they had seen at its rising. It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 -

“or by the earth, because it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 -

“You will even be brought before governors and kings because of me, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8 -

“What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? See, those who wear soft clothes are in royal palaces.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 -

Although the king regretted it, he commanded that it be granted because of his oaths and his guests.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 -

“Yes,” he said.

When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first,[fn] “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers? ”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 -

“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:5 -

Tell Daughter Zion,

“See, your King is coming to you,

gentle, and mounted on a donkey,

and on a colt,

the foal of a donkey.”

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“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 -

“The king[fn] was enraged, and he sent out his troops, killed those murderers, and burned down their city.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11 -

“When the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed for a wedding.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:13 -

“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot,[fn] and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34 -

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:40 -

“And the King will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

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Now Jesus stood before the governor. “Are you the king of the Jews? ” the governor asked him.

Jesus answered, “You say so.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 -

They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and placed a staff in his right hand. And they knelt down before him and mocked him: “Hail, king of the Jews! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37 -

Above his head they put up the charge against him in writing: This Is Jesus, the King of the Jews.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 -

“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the King of Israel! Let him[fn] come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

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King Herod heard about it, because Jesus’s name had become well known. Some[fn] said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

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When Herodias’s own daughter[fn] came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I’ll give it to you.”

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At once she hurried to the king and said, “I want you to give me John the Baptist’s head on a platter immediately.”

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Although the king was deeply distressed, because of his oaths and the guests[fn] he did not want to refuse her.

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The king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring John’s head. So he went and beheaded him in prison,

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“But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to local courts,[fn] and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.

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So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews? ”

He answered him, “You say so.”

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Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you? ”

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Pilate asked them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the king of the Jews? ”

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And they began to salute him, “Hail, king of the Jews! ”

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The inscription of the charge written against him was: The King of the Jews.

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“Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with him taunted him.

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In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:24 -

“For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see but didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear but didn’t hear them.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:31 -

“Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:38 -

Blessed is the King who comes

in the name of the Lord.

Peace in heaven

and glory in the highest heaven!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 -

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:25 -

But he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them have themselves called[fn] ‘Benefactors.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:2 -

They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 -

So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews? ”

He answered him, “You say so.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:37 -

and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:38 -

An inscription was above him:[fn] This Is the King of the Jews.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:49 -

“Rabbi,” Nathanael replied, “You are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:15 -

Therefore, when Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:13 -

they took palm branches and went out to meet him. They kept shouting:

Hosanna!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord ​— ​the King of Israel! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:15 -

Do not be afraid,

Daughter Zion. Look, your King is coming,

sitting on a donkey’s colt.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:33 -

Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:37 -

“You are a king then? ” Pilate asked.

“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”


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