Kingdom
βασιλείαStrong’s G0932basileia
Appears in 156 verses of the New Testament
In short
God's kingdom: his rule and reign more than a territory. Jesus told his followers to seek it first (Matthew 6:33) and taught them to pray "Thy kingdom come" (Matthew 6:10).
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “kingdom”, “kingdoms” and “kingship”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- kingdom 153
- a kingdom 7
- kingdoms 3
- kingship 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 54
- Luke 44
- Mark 19
- Revelation 9
- Acts 8
- 1 Corinthians 5
17 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5In contextWhich is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
- 2 Peter 1:11In contextFor so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
- Matthew 3:2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matthew 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
- Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matthew 4:23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
All 156 verses, by book
- Matthew 54
- 3:24:84:174:235:35:105:195:206:106:136:337:218:118:129:3510:711:1111:1212:2512:2612:2813:1113:1913:2413:3113:3313:3813:4113:4313:4413:4513:4713:5216:1916:2818:118:318:418:2319:1219:1419:2319:2420:120:2121:3121:4322:223:1324:724:1425:125:3426:29
- Luke 44
- 1:334:54:436:207:288:18:109:29:119:279:609:6210:910:1111:211:1711:1811:2012:3112:3213:1813:2013:2813:2914:1516:1617:2017:2118:1618:1718:2418:2518:2919:1119:1219:1521:1021:3122:1622:1822:2922:3023:4223:51
- Romans 1
- 14:17
- Galatians 1
- 5:21
- Ephesians 1
- 5:5
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- 2:12
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- 1:5
- James 1
- 2:5
- 2 Peter 1
- 1:11
Greek dictionary
βασιλεία basileia · kingdom
βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ (βασιλεύω), [in LXX chiefly for מַמְלָכָה ,מַלְכוּת ;] 1. prop. abstract, sovereignty, royal power, dominion: Luk.1:33 22:29, Jhn.18:36, Act.1:6, Heb.1:8, 1Co.15:24; λαβεῖν β., Luk.19:12, 15 Rev.17:12; δοῦναι τὴν, ib. 17; ἔχειν β., ib. 18; ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τ. (εἰς τὴν) β., Mat.16:28, Luk.23:42; β. τ. θεοῦ, Rev.12:10. 2. By meton., concrete (MM, Exp., x), (a) a kingdom, the territory or people over whom the king rules (Est.5:3, al.): Mat.4:8 12:25, 26 24:7, Mrk.3:24 6:23, Luk.4:5, Heb.11:33, al.; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “kingdom” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KING'DOM, noun
[king and dom, jurisdiction.]
- The territory or country subject to a king; an undivided territory under the dominion of a king or monarch.
- The inhabitants or population subject to a king.
- In natural history, a division; as the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.
- A region; a tract; the place where any thing prevails and holds sway; as the watery kingdom
All definitions
- In Scripture, the government or universal dominion of God. 1 Chronicles 29:11Psalms 145:11
- The power of supreme administration. 1 Samuel 18:8
- A princely nation or state.“Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests” Exodus 19:6
- Heaven. Matthew 26:29
- State of glory in heaven. Matthew 5:3
- The reign of the Messiah.
- Government; rule; supreme administration.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.