Strong G938G938Hβασίλισσα
queen
One of the 2 senses of Strong G938
- Transliteration
- basilissa
- Pronunciation
- bas-il'-is-sah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Feminine from G936; a queen: - queen.
Detailed definition
βασίλισσα, -ης, ἡ (in Attic, βασιλεία, βασιλίς),
[in LXX chiefly for מַלְכָּה;]
a queen: Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31, Act.8:27, Rev.18:7.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for מַלְכָּה;]
a queen: Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31, Act.8:27, Rev.18:7.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Queen of Sheba
A queen who visited Solomon and praised his wisdom
The Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon, tested him with questions, and praised his wisdom and prosperity.
In the Bible
Strong G938H appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- queen3
First verses
- Matthew 12:42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
- Luke 11:31The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
- Acts 8:27And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
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Detailed Greek dictionary
βᾰσῐλ-ισσα, ἡ,
={βασίλειᾰ}, queen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Comicus 6, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 9.15, 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 16.1, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 179, “Supp.epigram” 1.366.34 (Samos, 3rd c.BC), 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 15.24, “IG” 2.614b; ἡ β. τῶν μελισσῶν 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 3.22.99; condemned by 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 202, but compare 2nd c.AD: Aelius Dionysius Grammaticus “fragment” 91.)]
2 wife of the ἄρχων βασιλεύς at Athens, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 8.90)]:—also βασίλιννα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.74, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 907.)]
3 the Roman Empress, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 1.7.4, etc.)]
4 ={βασιλεύς} VI, PMag.Leid. V.[Refs (1.31.)]
={βασίλειᾰ}, queen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Comicus 6, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 9.15, 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 16.1, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 179, “Supp.epigram” 1.366.34 (Samos, 3rd c.BC), 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 15.24, “IG” 2.614b; ἡ β. τῶν μελισσῶν 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 3.22.99; condemned by 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 202, but compare 2nd c.AD: Aelius Dionysius Grammaticus “fragment” 91.)]
2 wife of the ἄρχων βασιλεύς at Athens, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 8.90)]:—also βασίλιννα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.74, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 907.)]
3 the Roman Empress, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 1.7.4, etc.)]
4 ={βασιλεύς} VI, PMag.Leid. V.[Refs (1.31.)]