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

Matthew 1:6	and Jesse was the father of David the king (basilea \| βασιλέα \| acc sg masc).
Matthew 2:1	After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (basileōs \| βασιλέως \| gen sg masc), behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:2	saying, “Where is the one who has been born king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising and have come to worship him.”
Matthew 2:3	Now when king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) Herod heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
Matthew 2:9	And having listened to the king (basileōs \| βασιλέως \| gen sg masc), they continued their journey, and the star they had seen in its rising went before them until it stopped over the place where the child was.
Matthew 5:35	nor by the earth, for it is a footstool for his feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King (basileōs \| βασιλέως \| gen sg masc).
Matthew 10:18	and you will be brought before governors and kings (basileis \| βασιλεῖς \| acc pl masc) for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
Matthew 11:8	What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in the courts of kings (basileōn \| βασιλέων \| gen pl masc).
Matthew 14:9	And although the king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) was distressed, because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he commanded it to be given to her.
Matthew 17:25	“Yes,” he answered. And when he went into the house, Jesus spoke to Peter first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings (basileis \| βασιλεῖς \| nom pl masc) collect tolls or taxes — from their sons or from outsiders?”
Matthew 18:23	Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king (basilei \| βασιλεῖ \| dat sg masc) who decided to settle accounts with his servants.
Matthew 21:5	“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
Matthew 22:2	“The kingdom of heaven is like a king (basilei \| βασιλεῖ \| dat sg masc) who prepared a wedding feast for his son
Matthew 22:7	The king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) was furious! He sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city to the ground.
Matthew 22:11	But when the king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding garment.
Matthew 22:13	Then the king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) said to his assistants, ‘Bind him foot and hand and foot and throw him out into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:34	Then the King (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 25:40	And the King (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) will answer them, saying, ‘I tell you the truth, insofar as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
Matthew 27:11	Then Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor questioned him, saying, “Are you the king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.”
Matthew 27:29	and twisting together a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling before him they mocked him, saying, “Hail, king (basileu \| βασιλεῦ \| voc sg masc) of the Jews!”
Matthew 27:37	And above his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of the Jews.”
Matthew 27:42	“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him!
Mark 6:14	King (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are at work miraculous powers in him.”
Mark 6:22	When the daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner companions. The king (basileus \| βασιλεύς \| nom sg masc) said to the young girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
Mark 6:25	And immediately, entering with haste to the king (basilea \| βασιλέα \| acc sg masc), she asked him, saying, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the baptizer on a platter.”