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βασιλεύς

Lemma	βασιλεύς
Citation form	βασιλεύς, έως, ὁ
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	a king, ruler, emperor
Strong’s	G0935
Transliteration	basileús
Definition	a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
KJV glosses	:--king.
Derivation	probably from (through the notion of a foundation of power)
SBLGNT occurrences	105

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
βασιλέα	noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Matthew 1:6 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Mark 15:12 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Mark 15:9 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Mark 6:25 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Luke 23:2 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — John 18:39 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — John 19:12 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — John 19:15 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — John 6:15 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Acts 13:21 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Acts 13:22 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Acts 17:7 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — 1 Peter 2:17 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Revelation 9:11
βασιλεῖ	noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Matthew 18:23 noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Matthew 22:2 noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Luke 14:31 noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Acts 25:14 noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — 1 Timothy 1:17 noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — 1 Peter 2:13
βασιλεῖς	noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Matthew 10:18 noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Luke 21:12 noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Revelation 16:14 noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Revelation 19:19 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Matthew 17:25 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Luke 10:24 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Luke 22:25 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Acts 4:26 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 17:12 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 17:2 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 17:9 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 18:3 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 18:9 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 21:24 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Revelation 6:15
βασιλεῦ	noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Matthew 27:29 noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Mark 15:18 noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Acts 25:24 noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Acts 25:26 noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Acts 26:13 noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Acts 26:19 noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Acts 26:2 noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Acts 26:27 noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-) — Acts 26:7
βασιλεὺς	noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 14:9 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 2:2 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 2:3 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 22:11 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 22:13 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 22:7 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 25:34 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 25:40 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 27:11 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 27:37 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 27:42 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 15:2 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 15:26 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 15:32 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 6:14 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 6:22 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 6:26 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 6:27 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Luke 14:31 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Luke 19:38 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Luke 23:3 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Luke 23:37 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Luke 23:38 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 1:49 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 12:13 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 18:33 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 18:37 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 19:14 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 19:19 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 19:21 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 19:3 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Acts 12:1 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Acts 25:13 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Acts 26:30 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Acts 7:18 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Timothy 6:15 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Hebrews 7:1 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Hebrews 7:2 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Revelation 15:3 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Revelation 17:14
βασιλεύς	noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 21:5 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 12:15 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 18:37 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Acts 26:26
Βασιλεὺς	noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 19:21 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Revelation 19:16
βασιλεῦσιν	noun, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Revelation 10:11
βασιλέων	noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Matthew 11:8 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Mark 13:9 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Acts 9:15 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — 1 Timothy 2:2 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Hebrews 7:1 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 1:5 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 16:12 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 17:14 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 17:18 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 19:16 noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Revelation 19:18
βασιλέως	noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Matthew 2:1 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Matthew 2:9 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Matthew 5:35 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Luke 1:5 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Acts 12:20 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Acts 7:10 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 2 Corinthians 11:32 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Hebrews 11:23 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Hebrews 11:27

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----APM-
noun; MorphGNT ----ASM-
noun; MorphGNT ----DPM-
noun; MorphGNT ----DSM-
noun; MorphGNT ----GPM-
noun; MorphGNT ----GSM-
noun; MorphGNT ----NPM-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSM-
noun; MorphGNT ----VSM-

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: βασιλευς.

Additional Greek lexicons

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