Palace
βασίλειονStrong’s G0933basileion
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Basileion is the Greek word usually translated “palaces”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.”
Meaning
Usually translated “palaces”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- palaces 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
βασίλειον basileion · palace
βασίλειον, -ου, τό (βασίλειος, which see), [in LXX for הֵיכָל ( Nam.2:6, Dan.6:18*), מַמְלָכָה ( 3Ki.3:1 14:8, 4Ki.15:19*), etc. ;] 1. a capital city. 2. Freq. in pl., τὰ β., a palace: Luk.7:25. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “palace” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PAL'ACE, noun
[Latin palatium.]
- A magnificent house in which an emperor, a king or other distinguished person resides; as an imperial palace; a royal palace; a pontifical palace; a ducal palace
- A splendid place of residence; as the sun's bright palace
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.