GreekG0938Noun (Feminine)

βασίλισσα

basilissa

4Occurrences
G0938Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a queen

feminine from G936 (βασιλεύω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a queen: .
LXX: chiefly for מַלְכָּה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

βασίλισσα appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
1
Luke
1
Matthew
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

Acts 8:27BSB

So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

Luke 11:31BSB

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Matthew 12:42BSB

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Revelation 18:7BSB

As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury,give her the same measure of torment and grief.In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen;I am not a widow and will never see grief.’

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