Strong G932βασιλεία
kingdom
- Transliteration
- basileia
- Pronunciation
- bas-il-i'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G935; properly royalty that is (abstractly) rule or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively): - kingdom + reign.
Detailed definition
βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ
(βασιλεύω), [in LXX chiefly for מַמְלָכָה,מַלְכוּת;]
1. prop. abstract, sovereignty, royal power, dominion: Luk.1:33 22:29, Jhn.18:36, Act.1:6, Heb.1:8, 1Co.15:24; λαβεῖν β., Luk.19:12, 15 Rev.17:12; δοῦναι τὴν, ib. 17; ἔχειν β., ib. 18; ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τ. (εἰς τὴν) β., Mat.16:28, Luk.23:42; β. τ. θεοῦ, Rev.12:10.
2. By meton., concrete (MM, Exp., x),
__(a) a kingdom, the territory or people over whom the king rules (Est.5:3, al.): Mat.4:8 12:25, 26 24:7, Mrk.3:24 6:23, Luk.4:5, Heb.11:33, al.;
__(b) the royal majesty (cf. our phrase His Majesty), the king himself (τ. σπέρμα τῆς β., 4Ki.11:1).
3. In LXX (Wis.6:5, Tob.13:1, al.), Targ. and NT, of the Messianic rule and kingdom, ἡ β. τ. θεοῦ, τ. οὐρανῶν (Heb. מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם, Aram. מַלְכוּתָא דִשׁמַיָּא; see Dalman, Words, 91-147; Cremer, 132, 658), the kingdom of God (on the equivalence of the two phrases, see Dalman, op. cit., 93, 218f.); τ. θεοῦ, Mat.6:33 12:28, al.; τ. οὐρανῶν, Mat.3:2 4:17, al.; τ. Χριστοῦ (מַלִכוּת דִמְשִׁיחא, Targ. Jon. on Isa.53:10), Eph.5:5; τ. κυρίου, 2Pe.1:11, Rev.11:15; τ. Δαυείδ, Mrk.11:10; absol., ἡ β., Mat.4:23, Jas.2:5, al. The kingdom is regarded as present: Mat.11:12, Luk.17:21, Rom.14:17, al.; as that which is to be consummated in the future, Mat.6:10, Mrk.9:1, Jhn.3:5, 2Pe.1:11, al. Noteworthy phrases are: ζητεῖν τὴν β., Mat.6:33; δέχεσθαι, Mrk.10:15; κλρονομεῖν, Mat.25:34; διδόναι, Lk 12:32; παραλαμβάνειν, Heb.12:28; αὐτῶν (τοιούτων) εστὶν ἡ β., Mat.5:3, 10 19:14, Mrk.10:14, Luk.18:16; διὰ τὴν β., Mat.19:12; ἕνεκεν τῆς β., Luk.18:29; εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, κηρύσσειν, διαγγέλλειν τὴν β., Luk.4:43 9:2, 60; ἤγγικεν ἡ β., Mat.3:2, Mrk.1:15; κλεῖς τῆς β., Mat.16:10; κλείειν τὴν β., Mat.23:14; υἱοὶ τῆς β., Mat.8:12 13:38 (cf. Cremer, 132, 658).
(AS)
(βασιλεύω), [in LXX chiefly for מַמְלָכָה,מַלְכוּת;]
1. prop. abstract, sovereignty, royal power, dominion: Luk.1:33 22:29, Jhn.18:36, Act.1:6, Heb.1:8, 1Co.15:24; λαβεῖν β., Luk.19:12, 15 Rev.17:12; δοῦναι τὴν, ib. 17; ἔχειν β., ib. 18; ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τ. (εἰς τὴν) β., Mat.16:28, Luk.23:42; β. τ. θεοῦ, Rev.12:10.
2. By meton., concrete (MM, Exp., x),
__(a) a kingdom, the territory or people over whom the king rules (Est.5:3, al.): Mat.4:8 12:25, 26 24:7, Mrk.3:24 6:23, Luk.4:5, Heb.11:33, al.;
__(b) the royal majesty (cf. our phrase His Majesty), the king himself (τ. σπέρμα τῆς β., 4Ki.11:1).
3. In LXX (Wis.6:5, Tob.13:1, al.), Targ. and NT, of the Messianic rule and kingdom, ἡ β. τ. θεοῦ, τ. οὐρανῶν (Heb. מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם, Aram. מַלְכוּתָא דִשׁמַיָּא; see Dalman, Words, 91-147; Cremer, 132, 658), the kingdom of God (on the equivalence of the two phrases, see Dalman, op. cit., 93, 218f.); τ. θεοῦ, Mat.6:33 12:28, al.; τ. οὐρανῶν, Mat.3:2 4:17, al.; τ. Χριστοῦ (מַלִכוּת דִמְשִׁיחא, Targ. Jon. on Isa.53:10), Eph.5:5; τ. κυρίου, 2Pe.1:11, Rev.11:15; τ. Δαυείδ, Mrk.11:10; absol., ἡ β., Mat.4:23, Jas.2:5, al. The kingdom is regarded as present: Mat.11:12, Luk.17:21, Rom.14:17, al.; as that which is to be consummated in the future, Mat.6:10, Mrk.9:1, Jhn.3:5, 2Pe.1:11, al. Noteworthy phrases are: ζητεῖν τὴν β., Mat.6:33; δέχεσθαι, Mrk.10:15; κλρονομεῖν, Mat.25:34; διδόναι, Lk 12:32; παραλαμβάνειν, Heb.12:28; αὐτῶν (τοιούτων) εστὶν ἡ β., Mat.5:3, 10 19:14, Mrk.10:14, Luk.18:16; διὰ τὴν β., Mat.19:12; ἕνεκεν τῆς β., Luk.18:29; εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, κηρύσσειν, διαγγέλλειν τὴν β., Luk.4:43 9:2, 60; ἤγγικεν ἡ β., Mat.3:2, Mrk.1:15; κλεῖς τῆς β., Mat.16:10; κλείειν τὴν β., Mat.23:14; υἱοὶ τῆς β., Mat.8:12 13:38 (cf. Cremer, 132, 658).
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G932 appears in 154 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- kingdom153
- of2
- reigneth1
First verses
- Matthew 3:2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matthew 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
- Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matthew 4:23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
- Matthew 5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 5:10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 5:19Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 5:20For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 6:10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Matthew 7:21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
- Matthew 8:11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 8:12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 9:35And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
- Matthew 10:7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matthew 11:11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
- Matthew 11:12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
- Matthew 12:25And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
- Matthew 12:26And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
βᾰσιλ-είᾱ,
Ionic dialect βᾰσιλ-ηΐη, ἡ, kingdom, dominion, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.11, etc.; παιδὸς ἡ β. 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 52)]; hereditary monarchy, opposed to τυραννίς, ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς γέρασι πατρικαὶ β. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.13; βασιλείας εἴδη τέτταρα 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1285b20)]; ἡ πρώτη πολιτεία μετὰ τὰς β. after the age of monarchies, [NT ([prev. work] 1297b17: _metaphorically_, ἐποίησεν ἡμᾶς β. NT.Rev.1.6; β. τῶν οὐρανῶν NT.Matt.3.2; τοῦ θεοῦ [prev. work] 6.33, etc.)]
2 kingly office, β. καὶ στρατηγία [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1273a37.)]
3 at Athens, the office of the archon βασιλεύς, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 1.3.1.)]
4 passive, being ruled by a king, τῆς ὑπ᾽ ἐκείνου βασιλείας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.43.)]
II diadem, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.47, “OGI” 90.43 (from Rosetta).)]
III reign, [Refs 1st c.BC+ ([prev. work]331.40 (Pergam.), 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.1, “POxy.” 1257.7 (3rd c.AD))]; so αἱ β. the reigns of the Kings, title of book of “VT”; accession to the throne, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“BGU” 646.12 (2nd c.AD).)]
IV concrete, His Majesty, [LXX (LXX.2Ki.11.1, LXX.1Mac.6.47.)]
Ionic dialect βᾰσιλ-ηΐη, ἡ, kingdom, dominion, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.11, etc.; παιδὸς ἡ β. 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 52)]; hereditary monarchy, opposed to τυραννίς, ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς γέρασι πατρικαὶ β. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.13; βασιλείας εἴδη τέτταρα 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1285b20)]; ἡ πρώτη πολιτεία μετὰ τὰς β. after the age of monarchies, [NT ([prev. work] 1297b17: _metaphorically_, ἐποίησεν ἡμᾶς β. NT.Rev.1.6; β. τῶν οὐρανῶν NT.Matt.3.2; τοῦ θεοῦ [prev. work] 6.33, etc.)]
2 kingly office, β. καὶ στρατηγία [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1273a37.)]
3 at Athens, the office of the archon βασιλεύς, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 1.3.1.)]
4 passive, being ruled by a king, τῆς ὑπ᾽ ἐκείνου βασιλείας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.43.)]
II diadem, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.47, “OGI” 90.43 (from Rosetta).)]
III reign, [Refs 1st c.BC+ ([prev. work]331.40 (Pergam.), 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.1, “POxy.” 1257.7 (3rd c.AD))]; so αἱ β. the reigns of the Kings, title of book of “VT”; accession to the throne, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“BGU” 646.12 (2nd c.AD).)]
IV concrete, His Majesty, [LXX (LXX.2Ki.11.1, LXX.1Mac.6.47.)]