βασιλεύς basileus
Greek word for “king” · Strong’s G935 · used 115 times in 105 verses
Meaning
βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ; a king: 2:1;
How it is translated
Glosses given for basileus in context, with how often each is used:
- king 87
- kings 27
- concerning kings 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 22 | 1.2 | |
| Revelation | 21 | 2.1 | |
| Acts | 20 | 1.1 | |
| John | 16 | 1.0 | |
| Mark | 12 | 1.1 | |
| Luke | 11 | 0.6 | |
| Hebrews | 7 | 1.4 | |
| 1 Timothy | 3 | 1.9 | |
| 1 Peter | 2 | 1.2 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 1 | 0.2 |
Chapters where it is used most
Acts 26 (7), Mark 15 (6), John 19 (6), Mark 6 (5), Revelation 17 (5), Matthew 2 (4), Matthew 22 (4), Matthew 27 (4), Luke 23 (4), Acts 25 (4)
Forms
- βασιλεὺς 43
- βασιλεῖς 16
- βασιλέα 15
- βασιλέων 11
- βασιλέως 9
- βασιλεῦ 9
- βασιλεῖ 6
- βασιλεύς 5
- βασιλεῦσιν 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with basileus more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaios “Jew” 22
- Πιλᾶτος Pilatos “Pilate” 10
- Ἀγρίππας Agrippas “Agrippa” 6
- γῆ gē “earth” 11
- εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 12
- ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 8
- Ἡρώδης Hērōdēs “Herod” 6
- ἡγεμών hēgemōn “ruler” 5
- μετά meta “with/after” 10
- ὄνομα onoma “name” 8
- ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 8
- ἀνατολή anatolē “east” 4
Key verses
The verses using basileus that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 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:
- Matthew 25:40 — And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it…
- Luke 23:2 — And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a…
- John 1:49 — Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
- Acts 9:15 — But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
- 1 Timothy 1:17 — Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Revelation 1:5 — And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and…
- Revelation 6:15 — And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid…
- Revelation 15:3 — And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are…
- Revelation 16:14 — For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that…
- Revelation 17:14 — These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and…
- Revelation 18:9 — And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke…
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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.