βασιλεία | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

βασιλεία

Definition

kingdom

Erasmian

Modern

Frequency

162

993

Cognates

A basilica (basilikhv) is a royal palace.

Mnemonics

The kingdom is my boss' lair.

Mnemonic Singing

Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
the body they may kill, God's truth abideth still;
His kingdom is forever.

Song

Notes

Originally it meant "royal colonnade." In Latin its cognate means "a public hall with double colonnades," and came to be used of early Christian and medieval churches of a certain architectural type.

Biblical Concordance

Acts 28:31	proclaiming the kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.
Romans 14:17	For the kingdom (basileia \| βασιλεία \| nom sg fem) of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 4:20	For the kingdom (basileia \| βασιλεία \| nom sg fem) of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
1 Corinthians 6:9	Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
1 Corinthians 6:10	nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) of God.
1 Corinthians 15:24	Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) to God the Father, when he has destroyed every dominion, every authority and power.
1 Corinthians 15:50	Now this I declare, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Galatians 5:21	envyings, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before: those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) of God!
Ephesians 5:5	For you may sure of this, that no fornicator or impure or covetous person (such a one is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom (basileia \| βασιλείᾳ \| dat sg fem) of Christ and of God.
Colossians 1:13	He has rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) of his beloved Son,
Colossians 4:11	and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the are only Jewish These only Christians among my fellow workers for the kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
1 Thessalonians 2:12	So we exhorted you, encouraged you, and charged you to conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) and glory.
2 Thessalonians 1:5	This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, and results in your being considered worthy of the kingdom (basileias \| βασιλείας \| gen sg fem) of God, for which you are indeed suffering.
2 Timothy 4:1	I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and by his kingdom: (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem)
2 Timothy 4:18	The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem), to whom be glory in the ages of ages, Amen.
Hebrews 1:8	But regarding the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of absolute justice is the scepter of your kingdom (basileias \| βασιλείας \| gen sg fem).
Hebrews 11:33	who through faith conquered kingdoms (basileias \| βασιλείας \| acc pl fem), brought about justice, obtained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
Hebrews 12:28	Therefore since we are receiving a kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and in this way worship God in an acceptable manner, with reverence and awe,
James 2:5	Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose those whom the world considers poor to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom (basileias \| βασιλείας \| gen sg fem), which he promised to those who love him?
2 Peter 1:11	For in this way entry into the eternal kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.
Revelation 1:6	and has made us a kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem), priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 1:9	I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom (basileia \| βασιλείᾳ \| dat sg fem) and patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation 5:10	And you have made them a kingdom (basileian \| βασιλείαν \| acc sg fem) and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
Revelation 11:15	Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom (basileia \| βασιλεία \| nom sg fem) of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
Revelation 12:10	Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Just now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom (basileia \| βασιλεία \| nom sg fem) of our God and the authority of his Christ, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them day and night before our God.