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GreekG0935Noun (Masculine)

βασιλεύς

basileus

104Occurrences
G0935Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)

probably from G939 (βάσις) (through the notion of a foundation of power);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a king: used by courtesy of Herod the Tetrarch; of the Roman Emperor, as frequently in κοινή; of the Christ, in the phrase ὁ β. Ἰουδαίων, τοῦ Ἰσραήλ; of God,; β. βασιλέων; β. βασιλευόντων, (on the associations of the word to Jewish Hellenists, see Cl. Rev., i, 7).
LXX: chiefly for מֶלֶךְ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

βασιλεύς appears 104 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
22
Acts
20
Revelation
17
John
13
Mark
12
Luke
10
Hebrews
4
1 Timothy
3

Key Passages

1 Peter 2:13BSB

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

Acts 26:27BSB

King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”

John 19:19BSB

Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read:JESUS OF NAZARETH,THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Matthew 2:2BSB

asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

Mark 15:26BSB

And the charge inscribed against Him read:THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.