King
βασιλεύςStrong’s G0935basileus
Appears in 104 verses of the New Testament
In short
Basileus is the Greek word usually translated “king”, “kings” and “o king”. It appears in 104 verses of the New Testament.
“Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
Meaning
Usually translated “king”, “kings” and “o king”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- king 72
- kings 23
- a king 9
- of kings 4
- o king 3
- the king 2
- to the king 1
- to king 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 22
- Acts 20
- Revelation 17
- John 13
- Mark 12
- Luke 10
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 2:2In contextFor kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
- 1 Timothy 6:15In contextWhich in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- Matthew 1:6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
- Matthew 2:1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
- Matthew 2:2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
- Matthew 2:3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
All 104 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
βασιλεύς basileus · king
βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for מֶלֶךְ ;] a king: Mat.1:6 2:1; used by courtesy of Herod the Tetrarch, Mat.14:9; of the Roman Emperor, as frequently in κοινή (Deiss., LAE, p. 367), 1Pe.2:13, 17; of the Christ, in the phrase ὁ β. τ. Ἰουδαίων, Mat.2:2, al.; τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mrk.15:32, Jhn.1:50 12:13; of God, Mat.5:35, 1Ti.1:17, Rev.15:3; β. βασιλέων, Rev.17:14 19:16; β. τ. βασιλευόντων, 1Ti.6:15 (on the associations of the word to Jewish Hellenists, see Cl. Rev., i, 7).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “king” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KING, noun
- The chief or sovereign of a nation; a man invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country; a monarch.
- A sovereign; a prince; a ruler. Psalms 2:6
- A card having the picture of a king; as the king of diamonds.
- The chief piece in the game of chess.
All definitions and other forms of “king”
KING, verb transitive
In ludicrous language, to supply with a king or to make royal; to raise to royalty.
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.