Strong G937βασιλικός
royal
- Transliteration
- basilikos
- Pronunciation
- bas-il-ee-kos'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G935; regal (in relation) that is (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land dress or a courtier) or (figuratively) preeminent: - king´ s nobleman royal.
Detailed definition
βασιλικός, -ή, -όν (βασιλεύς),
[in LXX for מֶלֶךְ and its cognates;]
royal, belonging to a king: χώρα, Act 12:20; ἐσθής, Act.12:21; νόμος β., a supreme law, "a law which governs other laws and so has a specially regal character" (Hort), or because made by a king (LAE, p. 3673), Jas.2:8; τις, one in the service of a king, a courtier, Jhn.4:46, 49 (WH, mg., βασιλίσκος).†
(AS)
[in LXX for מֶלֶךְ and its cognates;]
royal, belonging to a king: χώρα, Act 12:20; ἐσθής, Act.12:21; νόμος β., a supreme law, "a law which governs other laws and so has a specially regal character" (Hort), or because made by a king (LAE, p. 3673), Jas.2:8; τις, one in the service of a king, a courtier, Jhn.4:46, 49 (WH, mg., βασιλίσκος).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G937 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nobleman2
- royal2
- king1
First verses
- John 4:46So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
- John 4:49The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
- Acts 12:20And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.
- Acts 12:21And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
- James 2:8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
βᾰσῐλ-ικός, ή, όν,
royal, kingly, ποιέεις οὐδαμῶς -κά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.173; β. γένος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 869)]; β. [μοναρχία] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 291e)]; opposed to τυραννικός, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1285b3)]; βασιλικοὶ ἀπέβησαν proved themselves truly kingly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 8.10.10; βασιλικόν [ἐστι] πράττειν μὲν εὖ, κακῶς δ᾽ ἀκούειν 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 4.6.20; ἦθος β. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 21.10; τὸ β. [prev. author] “Cyr.” 1.3.18: βασιλική (i.e. τέχνη))], ἡ, art of ruling, [Refs (Andronic.Rhod. p.574M.)]: comparative -ώτερος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Hermes Trismegistus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 1.49.45, 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 2.54d)]: superlative βασιλικώτατος καὶ ἄρχειν ἀξιώτατος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.9.1, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.29; -ωτάτη χάρις 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alexander” 21)]. adverb -κῶς, παρών as a king, with kingly authority, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.14; β. ἄρχειν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1259b1.)]
2 of or belonging to a king, οἱ β. the king's friends or officers, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 8.12.10)]; ἐγκλήματα β. charges of high-treason, [Refs ([prev. author] 25.3.1)]; ὀφειλήματα β. debts to the king,[Refs ([prev. work] 3; β. πρόσοδοι “PPetr.” 3p.56)]; γραμματεύς[Refs 2nd c.BC+ ((compare 11.1) Wilcken “Chr.” 233.2 (2nd c.BC), etc.)]; γεωργοί [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 5.200 (2nd c.BC), etc.)]; ὁδὸς β. the king's highway, [LXX+3rd c.BC+ (LXX.Num.20.17, “PPetr.” 3p.65 (3rd c.BC))]; μὴ εἶναι β. ἀτραπὸν ἐπὶ γεωμετρίαν no royal road, [NT+3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra cited in 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “in primum Euclidis librum commentarius” p.68F.; β. νόμος “OGI” 483.1, NT.Jam.2.8)]; αἱ β. βίβλοι the books of Kings, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.427.)]
3 choice [Refs 4th c.BC+ (compare (βασίλειος 3), μίνδαξ 4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 27.)]
4 κάρυα β. walnuts, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.125; καρύαι “PSI” 4.428.65 (3rd c.BC).)]
4.b β. κύμινον, ={ἄμι}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.62.)]
II as substantive,
II.1 βασιλικός (i.e. γραμματεύς), ὁ, official in Egyptian νομοί, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1219.15 (3rd c.AD).)]
II.1.b (i.e. οἶκος) basilica, [Refs (“CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2782.25 (from Aphrodisias).)]
II.1.c (i.e. ὄρνις) ={ἀκαλανθίς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1078.)]
II.1.d (i.e. ἀστήρ) ={βασιλίσκος} see, [Refs (“Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 7.201.23.)]
II.2 βασιλικὴ στοά hall divided into aisles by columns, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“IG” 12(3).326.18 (from Thera), 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.3.8 (_plural_))]; β. alone, [Refs (“OGI” 511.15 (from Aezani))], Latin basilica, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Vitruvius Scriptor de Architectura Latinus 5.1.4,6.3.9, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Publicola” 15, “Cat.Mi.” 5, 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 2.26.)]
II.3 βασιλικόν (i.e. ταμιεῖον), τό, treasury, εἰς τὸ β. ἀπομετρῆσαι, τελεῖν, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PSI” 4.344.17 (3rd c.BC), 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 2.40, etc.; ὀφείλειν “PRev.Laws” 5.1, +others)]; royal bank, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“OGI” 90.29 (from Rosetta), “PRein.” 13.19, +others, “BGU” 830.18 (1st c.AD).)]
II.3.b (i.e. δῶμα) palace, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 60.4.)]
II.3.c (i.e. πρόσταγμα) royal decree, [LXX (LXX.Est.1.19.)]
II.3.d (i.e. φάρμακον) name for various remedies, ={τετραφάρμακον}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.601)]; of other compounds, [Refs ([prev. passage])]; a plaster, [Refs ([prev. author] 13.184)]; an eyesalve, [Refs ([prev. author] 12.782 (also -κός, ὁ,)] a bandage, [Refs ([prev. author] 18(1).777).)]
II.3.e (i.e. φυτόν) basil, Ocimum basilicum, [Refs (10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)]
II.3.f βασιλικά, τά, communications received from kings, [Refs (“SIG” 333.23 (from Samos), 426.26 (from Teos))]; also, interests or revenues of the crown, [LXX+3rd c.BC+ (PRev.Laws 15.4 (3rd c.BC), “PTeb.” 5.256 (2nd c.BC), LXX.1Mac.10.43)]; prerogatives, [Refs ([prev. work] 15.8.)]
royal, kingly, ποιέεις οὐδαμῶς -κά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.173; β. γένος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 869)]; β. [μοναρχία] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 291e)]; opposed to τυραννικός, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1285b3)]; βασιλικοὶ ἀπέβησαν proved themselves truly kingly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 8.10.10; βασιλικόν [ἐστι] πράττειν μὲν εὖ, κακῶς δ᾽ ἀκούειν 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 4.6.20; ἦθος β. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 21.10; τὸ β. [prev. author] “Cyr.” 1.3.18: βασιλική (i.e. τέχνη))], ἡ, art of ruling, [Refs (Andronic.Rhod. p.574M.)]: comparative -ώτερος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Hermes Trismegistus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 1.49.45, 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 2.54d)]: superlative βασιλικώτατος καὶ ἄρχειν ἀξιώτατος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.9.1, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.29; -ωτάτη χάρις 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alexander” 21)]. adverb -κῶς, παρών as a king, with kingly authority, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.14; β. ἄρχειν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1259b1.)]
2 of or belonging to a king, οἱ β. the king's friends or officers, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 8.12.10)]; ἐγκλήματα β. charges of high-treason, [Refs ([prev. author] 25.3.1)]; ὀφειλήματα β. debts to the king,[Refs ([prev. work] 3; β. πρόσοδοι “PPetr.” 3p.56)]; γραμματεύς[Refs 2nd c.BC+ ((compare 11.1) Wilcken “Chr.” 233.2 (2nd c.BC), etc.)]; γεωργοί [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 5.200 (2nd c.BC), etc.)]; ὁδὸς β. the king's highway, [LXX+3rd c.BC+ (LXX.Num.20.17, “PPetr.” 3p.65 (3rd c.BC))]; μὴ εἶναι β. ἀτραπὸν ἐπὶ γεωμετρίαν no royal road, [NT+3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra cited in 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “in primum Euclidis librum commentarius” p.68F.; β. νόμος “OGI” 483.1, NT.Jam.2.8)]; αἱ β. βίβλοι the books of Kings, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.427.)]
3 choice [Refs 4th c.BC+ (compare (βασίλειος 3), μίνδαξ 4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 27.)]
4 κάρυα β. walnuts, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.125; καρύαι “PSI” 4.428.65 (3rd c.BC).)]
4.b β. κύμινον, ={ἄμι}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.62.)]
II as substantive,
II.1 βασιλικός (i.e. γραμματεύς), ὁ, official in Egyptian νομοί, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1219.15 (3rd c.AD).)]
II.1.b (i.e. οἶκος) basilica, [Refs (“CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2782.25 (from Aphrodisias).)]
II.1.c (i.e. ὄρνις) ={ἀκαλανθίς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1078.)]
II.1.d (i.e. ἀστήρ) ={βασιλίσκος} see, [Refs (“Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 7.201.23.)]
II.2 βασιλικὴ στοά hall divided into aisles by columns, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“IG” 12(3).326.18 (from Thera), 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.3.8 (_plural_))]; β. alone, [Refs (“OGI” 511.15 (from Aezani))], Latin basilica, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Vitruvius Scriptor de Architectura Latinus 5.1.4,6.3.9, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Publicola” 15, “Cat.Mi.” 5, 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 2.26.)]
II.3 βασιλικόν (i.e. ταμιεῖον), τό, treasury, εἰς τὸ β. ἀπομετρῆσαι, τελεῖν, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PSI” 4.344.17 (3rd c.BC), 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 2.40, etc.; ὀφείλειν “PRev.Laws” 5.1, +others)]; royal bank, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“OGI” 90.29 (from Rosetta), “PRein.” 13.19, +others, “BGU” 830.18 (1st c.AD).)]
II.3.b (i.e. δῶμα) palace, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 60.4.)]
II.3.c (i.e. πρόσταγμα) royal decree, [LXX (LXX.Est.1.19.)]
II.3.d (i.e. φάρμακον) name for various remedies, ={τετραφάρμακον}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.601)]; of other compounds, [Refs ([prev. passage])]; a plaster, [Refs ([prev. author] 13.184)]; an eyesalve, [Refs ([prev. author] 12.782 (also -κός, ὁ,)] a bandage, [Refs ([prev. author] 18(1).777).)]
II.3.e (i.e. φυτόν) basil, Ocimum basilicum, [Refs (10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)]
II.3.f βασιλικά, τά, communications received from kings, [Refs (“SIG” 333.23 (from Samos), 426.26 (from Teos))]; also, interests or revenues of the crown, [LXX+3rd c.BC+ (PRev.Laws 15.4 (3rd c.BC), “PTeb.” 5.256 (2nd c.BC), LXX.1Mac.10.43)]; prerogatives, [Refs ([prev. work] 15.8.)]