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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 118 times in 107 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:6 - and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her who had been Uriah's,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:2 - saying, 'Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:3 - And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9 - And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 - nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8 - 'But what went ye out to see? -- a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings' houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - and the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and of those reclining with him, he commanded it to be given;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, 'What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth -- from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? from their sons or from the strangers?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 - 'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:5 - 'Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2 - 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 - 'And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11 - 'And the king having come in to view those reclining, saw there a man not clothed with clothing of the marriage-feast,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:13 - 'Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34 - 'Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:40 - 'And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor did question him, saying, 'Art thou the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said to him, 'Thou sayest.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37 - and they put up over his head, his accusation written, 'This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - 'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:14 - And the king Herod heard, (for his name became public,) and he said -- 'John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22 - and the daughter of that Herodias having come in, and having danced, and having pleased Herod and those reclining (at meat) with him, the king said to the damsel, 'Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give to thee,'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:25 - and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, 'I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:26 - And the king -- made very sorrowful -- because of the oaths and of those reclining (at meat) with him, would not put her away,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:27 - and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9 - 'And take ye heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims, and to synagogues, ye shall be beaten, and before governors and kings ye shall be set for my sake, for a testimony to them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:2 - and Pilate questioned him, 'Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, 'Thou dost say it.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:9 - and Pilate answered them, saying, 'Will ye that I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:12 - And Pilate answering, again said to them, 'What, then, will ye that I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:18 - and began to salute him, 'Hail, King of the Jews.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:26 - and the inscription of his accusation was written above -- 'The King of the Jews.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - The Christ! the king of Israel -- let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe;' and those crucified with him were reproaching him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:5 - There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:24 - for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:31 - 'Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:38 - saying, 'blessed is he who is coming, a king in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - and before all these, they shall lay on you their hands, and persecute, delivering up to synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for my name's sake;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:25 - And he said to them, 'The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:2 - and began to accuse him, saying, 'This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 - And Pilate questioned him, saying, 'Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, 'Thou dost say it.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:37 - and saying, 'If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:38 - And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, 'This is the King of the Jews.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:49 - Nathanael answered and saith to him, 'Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:15 - Jesus, therefore, having known that they are about to come, and to take him by force that they may make him king, retired again to the mountain himself alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:13 - took the branches of the palms, and went forth to meet him, and were crying, 'Hosanna, blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord -- the king of Israel;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:15 - 'Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo, thy king doth come, sitting on an ass' colt.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:33 - Pilate, therefore, entered into the praetorium again, and called Jesus, and said to him, 'Thou art the King of the Jews?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:37 - Pilate, therefore, said to him, 'Art thou then a king?' Jesus answered, 'Thou dost say it; because a king I am, I for this have been born, and for this I have come to the world, that I may testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth, doth hear my voice.'

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