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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 12 times in 12 verses in 'Mar' in the TR Greek.

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Mar 6:14 - Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, “John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”

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Mar 6:22 - And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”

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Mar 6:25 - Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

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Mar 6:26 - And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her.

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Mar 6:27 - Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,

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Mar 13:9 - “But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought[fn] before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them.

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Mar 15:2 - Then Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.”

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Mar 15:9 - But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

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Mar 15:12 - Pilate answered and said to them again, “What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”

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Mar 15:18 - and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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Mar 15:26 - And the inscription of His accusation was written above:

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:32

Mar 15:32 - “Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe.”[fn] Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.

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