βασιλεία basileia
Greek word for “kingdom” · Strong’s G932 · used 162 times in 154 verses
Meaning
βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ; (βασιλεύω);
How it is translated
Glosses given for basileia in context, with how often each is used:
- kingdom 158
- kingdoms 3
- kingship 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 55 | 3.0 | |
| Luke | 46 | 2.4 | |
| Mark | 20 | 1.8 | |
| Revelation | 9 | 0.9 | |
| Acts | 8 | 0.4 | |
| John | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 5 | 0.7 | |
| Hebrews | 3 | 0.6 | |
| Colossians | 2 | 1.3 | |
| 2 Timothy | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Romans | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Galatians | 1 | 0.4 |
Also in 5 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 13 (12), Mark 10 (5), Luke 9 (5), Luke 18 (5), Matthew 5 (4), Matthew 18 (4), Matthew 19 (4), Luke 11 (4), Luke 13 (4), Luke 22 (4)
Forms
- βασιλείαν 61
- βασιλεία 55
- βασιλείας 25
- βασιλείᾳ 21
Words used with it
Words that share verses with basileia more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 34
- εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai “to enter” 17
- ἀμήν amēn “amen” 14
- ὅστις hostis, hētis “who/which” 12
- ὅμοιος homoios “like” 9
- ἕως heōs “until” 11
- κηρύσσω kērussō “to preach” 9
- ὁμοιόω homoioō “to liken” 7
- ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 12
- ἐκβάλλω ekballō “to expel” 8
- παραβολή parabolē “parable” 7
- παιδίον paidion “child” 7
Key verses
The verses using basileia that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 3:2 — And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matthew 5:3 — Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 6:33 — But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Matthew 7:21 — Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
- Matthew 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
- Matthew 23:13 — But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them…
- Matthew 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- Acts 14:22 — Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
- Romans 14:17 — For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 — Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor…
- James 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
- Revelation 11:15 — And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his…
See all 154 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.