βασιλεύς
basileuskingHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine115 occurrences10 books105 verses
Definition
βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for מֶלֶךְ ;]
a king: Matthew 1:6; 2:1; used by courtesy of Herod the Tetrarch, Matthew 14:9; of the Roman Emperor, as frequently in κοινή (Deiss., LAE, p. 367), 1 Peter 2:13, 17; of the Christ, in the phrase ὁ β. τ. Ἰουδαίων, Matthew 2:2, al.; τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mark 15:32, John 1:50; 12:13; of God, Matthew 5:35, 1 Timothy 1:17, Revelation 15:3; β. βασιλέων, Revelation 17:14; 19:16; β. τ. βασιλευόντων, 1 Timothy 6:15 (on the associations of the word to Jewish Hellenists, see Cl. Rev., i, 7).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as βασιλεύς:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
115 total
- Revelation 16:14βασιλεῖς · kingsThese are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
- Revelation 17:2βασιλεῖς · kingsThe kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
- Revelation 17:10βασιλεῖς · kingsThere are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
- Revelation 17:12βασιλεῖς · kings; βασιλεῖς · kingsThe ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast.
- Revelation 17:14Βασιλεὺς · King; βασιλέων · of kingsThey will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
- Revelation 17:18βασιλέων · kingsAnd the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
- Revelation 18:3βασιλεῖς · kingsAll the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
- Revelation 18:9βασιλεῖς · kingsThen the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
- Revelation 19:16ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ · KING; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ · OF KINGSAnd He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
- Revelation 19:18βασιλέων · of kings…so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”
- Revelation 19:19βασιλεῖς · kingsThen I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
- Revelation 21:24βασιλεῖς · kingsBy its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.