Strong G934βασίλειος
kingly
- Transliteration
- basileios
- Pronunciation
- bas-il'-i-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G935; kingly (in nature): - royal.
Detailed definition
βασίλειος, -ον (also -α, -ον; βασιλεύς),
[in LXX; Exo.19:6, Deu.3:10 (מַמְלָכָה), Exo.23:22, Wis.18:15, 3Ma.3:28, 4Ma.3:8 *;]
royal: 1Pe.2:9 (LXX) (see Hort, in l.).†
royal, regal, kingly;, metaphorically possessed of high prerogatives and distinction, 1Pet. 2:9; (AS)
[in LXX; Exo.19:6, Deu.3:10 (מַמְלָכָה), Exo.23:22, Wis.18:15, 3Ma.3:28, 4Ma.3:8 *;]
royal: 1Pe.2:9 (LXX) (see Hort, in l.).†
royal, regal, kingly;, metaphorically possessed of high prerogatives and distinction, 1Pet. 2:9; (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G934 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- court1
- royal1
First verses
- Luke 7:25But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
βᾰσίλ-ειος, ον,
also α, ον [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 589, “IG” 12.115)]; Ionic dialect and Aeolic dialect βᾰσιλ-ήϊος, η, ον, also βᾰσιλ-ῇος Melinnoap.[Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 3.7.12, “Hymnus ad Isim” 138)]:— royal, δεινὸν δὲ γένος βασιλήϊόν ἐστι κτείνειν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.401; ὁ β. θρόνος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.14, etc.)]; used by Trag. in Lyric poetry, β. οἶκοι, μέλαθρα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 157, “Ch.” 343)]; ἰσχύς, τιάρα, [Refs ([prev. author] “Pers.” 589, 661)]; νόστος ὁ β. the king's return,[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 8; τοῖς β. νόμοις 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 382)]; compare πῆχυς.
2 of the archon βασιλεύς, ἡ β. στοά [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 12.115, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 7.1, 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 1.3.1)] (also of the basilica of Herod at Jerusalem, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 15.11.5).)]
3 'royal', i.e.choice, μύρον [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 23.19, 5th c.BC: Crates Comicus 2)]; compare βασίλεια· γένος ἰσχάδων, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]
4 Ἄρτεμις βασιληΐη, divinity in Thrace, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.33.)]
also α, ον [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 589, “IG” 12.115)]; Ionic dialect and Aeolic dialect βᾰσιλ-ήϊος, η, ον, also βᾰσιλ-ῇος Melinnoap.[Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 3.7.12, “Hymnus ad Isim” 138)]:— royal, δεινὸν δὲ γένος βασιλήϊόν ἐστι κτείνειν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.401; ὁ β. θρόνος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.14, etc.)]; used by Trag. in Lyric poetry, β. οἶκοι, μέλαθρα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 157, “Ch.” 343)]; ἰσχύς, τιάρα, [Refs ([prev. author] “Pers.” 589, 661)]; νόστος ὁ β. the king's return,[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 8; τοῖς β. νόμοις 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 382)]; compare πῆχυς.
2 of the archon βασιλεύς, ἡ β. στοά [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 12.115, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 7.1, 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 1.3.1)] (also of the basilica of Herod at Jerusalem, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 15.11.5).)]
3 'royal', i.e.choice, μύρον [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 23.19, 5th c.BC: Crates Comicus 2)]; compare βασίλεια· γένος ἰσχάδων, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]
4 Ἄρτεμις βασιληΐη, divinity in Thrace, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.33.)]