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Lexicon :: Strong's G938 - basilissa

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βασίλισσα
Transliteration
basilissa (Key)
Pronunciation
bas-il'-is-sah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:590,97

Strong’s Definitions

βασίλισσα basílissa, bas-il'-is-sah; feminine from G936; a queen:—queen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G938 in the following manner: queen (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G938 in the following manner: queen (4x).

  1. queen

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βασίλισσα basílissa, bas-il'-is-sah; feminine from G936; a queen:—queen.
STRONGS G938:
βασίλισσα, -ης, ἡ, queen: Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31; Acts 8:27; Revelation 18:7. (Xenophon, oec. 9, 15; Aristotle, oec. 9 [in Bekker, Anecd. i., p. 84; cf. fragment 385 (from Pollux 8, 90), p. 1542a, 25]; Polybius 23, 18, 2 [excerpt Vales. 7], and often in later writings; Sept.; Josephus; the Atticists prefer the forms βασιλίς and βασίλεια; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 225; [on the termination, corresponding to the English -ess, cf. Winers Grammar, 24; Buttmann, 73; Sophocles Lexicon, p. 37; Sturz, De dial. Maced. et Alex., p. 151ff; Curtius, p. 653].)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
12:42
Luke
11:31
Acts
8:27
Revelation
18:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G938 matches the Greek βασίλισσα (basilissa),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:1 - Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:4 - When the queen of Sheba perceived all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 - She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:13 - King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she requested, besides what he gave her according to [fn]his royal bounty. Then she turned and went to her own land [fn]together with her servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions. She had a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was on her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:3 - When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house which he had built,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 - Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones; there had never been spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:12 - King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she requested besides a return for what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went to her own land with her servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:9 - Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the [fn]palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:11 - to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown in order to display her beauty to the people and the princes, for she was beautiful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:12 - But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command delivered by the eunuchs. Then the king became very angry and his wrath burned within him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:15 - “According to law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, because she did not [fn]obey the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:16 - In the presence of the king and the princes, Memucan said, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the princes and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:17 - “For the queen’s conduct will [fn]become known to all the women causing them [fn]to look with contempt on their husbands by saying, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in to his presence, but she did not come.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19 - “If it pleases the king, let a royal [fn]edict be issued by him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot [fn]be repealed, that Vashti may no longer come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to [fn]another who is more worthy than she.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:4 - Then Esther’s maidens and her eunuchs came and told her, and the queen writhed in great anguish. And she sent garments to clothe Mordecai that he might remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - Now it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace in front of the king’s [fn]rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the [fn]throne room, opposite the entrance to the palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:6 - [fn]As they drank their wine at the banquet, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition, for it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:12 - Haman also said, “Even Esther the queen let no one but me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am [fn]invited by her with the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:1 - Now the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:2 - And the king said to Esther on the second day also [fn]as they drank their wine at the banquet, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:6 - Esther said, “A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:7 - The king arose in his anger from [fn]drinking wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm had been determined against him by the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 - Now when the king returned from the palace garden into the [fn]place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen with me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:29 - Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:31 - to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their [fn]descendants with [fn]instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:9 - Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:8 - “There are sixty queens and eighty concubines,
And [fn]maidens without number;

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:9 - But my dove, my perfect one, is [fn]unique:
She is her mother’s [fn]only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who bore her.
The [fn]maidens saw her and called her blessed,
The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:2 - (This was after King Jeconiah and the queen mother, the court officials, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - “But rather we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, [fn]by burning [fn]sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of [fn]food and were well off and saw no [fn]misfortune.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:18 - “But since we stopped burning [fn]sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have [fn]met our end by the sword and by famine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:19 - “And,” said the women, “when we were burning [fn]sacrifices to the queen of heaven and [fn]were pouring out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands that we made for her sacrificial cakes [fn]in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:25 - thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, as follows: ‘As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled it with your hands, saying, “We will certainly perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn [fn]sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” [fn]Go ahead and confirm your vows, and certainly perform your vows!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:28 - Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. Thus says the LORD,
“Arise, go up to Kedar
And devastate the [fn]men of the east.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:10 - The queen entered the banquet [fn]hall because of the words of the king and his nobles; the queen spoke and said, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts alarm you or your [fn]face be pale.
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