βασιλικός
basilikos
“royal”
Definition
regal (in relation), i.e. (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent
from G935 (βασιλεύς);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
βασιλικός appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
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