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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 begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife[fn] of Uriah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:3

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9 - When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen 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 His footstool; 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 - “You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8 - “But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - He said, “Yes.” And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 - “Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:5 - “Tell the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2 - “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 - “But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11 - “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have 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, take him away, and[fn] cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you 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 will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to 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, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee 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 put up over His head the accusation written against Him:


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. If He is the King of Israel,[fn] let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.[fn]
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