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Lexicon :: Strong's G935 - basileus

Strong's

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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)

Greek Inflections of βασιλεύς [?]

mGNT
115x in 9 unique form(s) TR
118x in 12 unique form(s) LXX
2,579x in 12 unique form(s)

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TDNT Reference: 1:576,97

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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]).

[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)]

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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

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Strong's Number G935 matches the Greek βασιλεύς (basileus),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in 'Ecc' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:1

Ecc 1:1 - The words of the Preacher,[fn] the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:12

Ecc 1:12 - I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:8

Ecc 2:8 - I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines,[fn] the delight of the sons of man.

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Ecc 4:13 - Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:9

Ecc 5:9 - But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:2

Ecc 8:2 - I say:[fn] Keep the king’s command, because of God’s oath to him.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:4

Ecc 8:4 - For the word of the king is supreme, and who may say to him, “What are you doing?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:14

Ecc 9:14 - There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:16

Ecc 10:16 - Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
and your princes feast in the morning!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:17

Ecc 10:17 - Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility,
and your princes feast at the proper time,
for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:20

Ecc 10:20 - Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king,
nor in your bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.

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