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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)]
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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:6 - Yishai became the father of David the king. David became the father of Shlomo by her who had been the wife of Uriyah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - Now when Yeshua was born in Beit-Lechem of Yehudah in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Yerushalayim, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 - "Where is he who is born King of the Yehudim? 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 heard it, he was troubled, and all Yerushalayim with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:9

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

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Goyim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8 - But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king's houses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - He said, "Yes." When he came into the house, Yeshua anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Shim`on? From whom do the kings of the eretz receive toll or tribute? From their sons, or from strangers?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 - Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:5 - "Tell the daughter of Tziyon, Behold, your King comes to you, Humble, and riding on a donkey, On a colt, the foal of a donkey."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2 - "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 - When the king heard that, he was angry, and he sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11 - But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn't have on wedding clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:13 - Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34 - Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, 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 will answer them, 'Most assuredly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Now Yeshua stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?" Yeshua said to him, "So you say."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Yehudim!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37 - They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS YESHUA, THE KING OF THE YEHUDIM."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - "He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the King of Yisra'el, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:14 - King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, "Yochanan the immerser has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22 - When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, "Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:25 - She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, "I want you to give me right now the head of Yochanan the immerser on a platter."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:26 - The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn't wish to refuse her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:27 - Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring Yochanan's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9 - But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:2 - Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?" He answered, "So you say."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:9 - Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Yehudim?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:12 - Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Yehudim?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:18 - They began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Yehudim!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:26 - The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE YEHUDIM."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - Let the Messiah, the King of Yisra'el, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:5 - There was in the days of Herod, the king of Yehudah, a certain Kohen named Zekharyah, of the priestly division of Aviyah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aharon, and her name was Elisheva.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:24 - for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:31 - Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:38 - saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Shalom in heaven, and glory in the highest!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:25 - He said to them, "The kings of the Goyim lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:2 - They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Messiah, a king."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 - Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?" He answered him, "So you say."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:37 - and saying, "If you are the King of the Yehudim, save yourself!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:38 - An inscription was also written over him in letters of Yevanit, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE YEHUDIM."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:49 - Natan'el answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Yisra'el!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:15 - Yeshua therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:13 - they took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried out, "Hoshia`na! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Yisra'el!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:15 - "Don't be afraid, daughter of Tziyon. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey's colt."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:33 - Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Yeshua, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:37 - Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Yeshua answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."

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