βασιλεύς | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ

Definition

king

Erasmian

Modern

Root

βασιλευ

Frequency

115

995

Cognates

A cognate noun of basileiva.

Mnemonic Singing

Joy to the world the Lord is come;
let earth receive Her King.

Song

Notes

The ευς suffix is often used to describe the person related to the thing described by the noun (e.g., ἁλιεύς, "fisherman"; γραμματεύς, "scribe"; ἱερεύς, "priest"). On the root see page 139n1 and MBG, #27.

Biblical Concordance

Acts 26:27	Do you believe, King (basileu \| βασιλεῦ \| voc sg masc) Agrippa, in the prophets? I know that you believe.”
Acts 26:30	Then the king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) stood up, and the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them;
2 Corinthians 11:32	At Damascus the ethnarch under king (basileōs \| βασιλέως \| gen sg masc) Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to arrest me,
1 Timothy 1:17	Now to the king (basilei \| βασιλεῖ \| dat sg masc) of ages, incorruptible, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for all time. Amen.
1 Timothy 2:2	— on behalf of kings (basileōn \| βασιλέων \| gen pl masc) and all who are in positions of authority — so that we might live out our lives in tranquility and calmness with complete reverence and godly dignity.
1 Timothy 6:15	which he will make known at the proper time. To the Blessed and only Sovereign, the King (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of kings and Lord of lords,
Hebrews 7:1	For this Melchizedek, king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings (basileōn \| βασιλέων \| gen pl masc) and blessed him,
Hebrews 7:2	and to him Abraham alloted a tenth part of everything. Translated, his name means first, “king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of righteousness,” then it also means, “king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of Salem,” that is, “king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of peace.”
Hebrews 11:23	By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was an extraordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s (basileōs \| βασιλέως \| gen sg masc) edict.
Hebrews 11:27	By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king (basileōs \| βασιλέως \| gen sg masc), for he endured as though seeing the one who is invisible.
1 Peter 2:13	Submit to every human authority on account of the Lord, whether to the king (basilei \| βασιλεῖ \| dat sg masc) as supreme,
1 Peter 2:17	Honor everyone; love the brotherhood; reverence God; honor the king (basilea \| βασιλέα \| acc sg masc).
Revelation 1:5	and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings (basileōn \| βασιλέων \| gen pl masc) of the world. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
Revelation 6:15	Then the kings (basileis \| βασιλεῖς \| nom pl masc) of the earth and the princes and the generals and the rich and the powerful and everyone — slave and free — hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
Revelation 9:11	They have as (basilea \| βασιλέα \| acc sg masc) king (basilea \| βασιλέα \| acc sg masc) over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
Revelation 10:11	Then they said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.” (basileusin \| βασιλεῦσιν \| dat pl masc)
Revelation 15:3	And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your deeds, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| voc sg masc) of the nations!
Revelation 16:12	The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings (basileōn \| βασιλέων \| gen pl masc) from the east.
Revelation 16:14	They were demonic spirits, performing signs, who go out to the kings (basileis \| βασιλεῖς \| acc pl masc) of the whole world to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
Revelation 17:2	The kings (basileis \| βασιλεῖς \| nom pl masc) of the earth committed acts of immorality with her, and those who dwell upon the earth became intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
Revelation 17:9	“This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. They are also seven kings: (basileis \| βασιλεῖς \| nom pl masc)
Revelation 17:12	And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings (basileis \| βασιλεῖς \| nom pl masc) who as yet have not received royal power, but will receive ruling authority as kings (basileis \| βασιλεῖς \| nom pl masc) for one hour, along with the beast.
Revelation 17:14	They will make war on the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of kings (basileōn \| βασιλέων \| gen pl masc); and with him will be the called, the chosen, and the faithful.”
Revelation 17:18	And the woman you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings (basileōn \| βασιλέων \| gen pl masc) of the earth.”
Revelation 18:3	For all the nations have drunk the wine of her passionate immorality, and the kings (basileis \| βασιλεῖς \| nom pl masc) of the earth have committed acts of immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her excessive luxury.”