ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ, βασιλειον
BASILEION, basileion
Sounds Like: bah-see-LAY-on
Translations: kingdom, a kingdom, royal palace, a royal palace, royal power, reign, royal
From the root: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word primarily functions as a noun meaning 'kingdom,' 'royal palace,' or 'royal power/authority.' It can refer to a literal territory ruled by a king, the physical dwelling of a king, or the abstract concept of royal dominion. It can also be used as an adjective meaning 'royal' or 'kingly,' describing something belonging to or characteristic of a king. In the New Testament, it frequently refers to the 'kingdom of God' or 'kingdom of heaven.'
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative (when used as a noun); Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative (when used as an adjective)
Strong’s number: G0932 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:98
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:74
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 10:249, 14:313
- Book 5 — 1:33, 4:187
- Book 6 — 8:156, 12:251
- Book 7 — 1:10, 3:65, 3:66, 11:279, 14:382
- Book 8 — 7:187, 8:225, 12:310
- Book 9 — 7:142, 7:146, 7:151, 7:156
- Book 11 — 6:203
- Book 13 — 2:36, 16:411, 16:433
- Book 14 — 13:360, 13:363
- Book 15 — 3:71, 8:286, 9:318, 11:411
- Book 16 — 8:241, 8:253, 8:258
- Book 17 — 5:90, 5:132, 7:184, 10:255, 10:265, 10:274, 11:321, 12:325, 12:331, 13:340
- Book 19 — 1:117, 2:205, 3:217, 8:348
- Book 20 — 8:190
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 4:3, 7:6, 14:21, 22:2, 22:21, 25:7, 25:10, 25:27, 25:28, 29:11, 30:2, 31:18, 32:17, 34:17
- Book Three — 3:20
- Book Five — 4:33, 5:58
- Book Seven — 5:60, 6:13, 8:38, 8:40, 8:54
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 31:5
Pseudo Clement of Rome
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 19:6, 23:22
- 2 Samuel — 1:10
- 1 Chronicles — 28:4
- 2 Chronicles — 23:11
- Ezra (Alpha) — 4:40, 4:43
- 2 Maccabees — 2:17
- 4 Maccabees — 3:8
- Psalms of Solomon — 17:5, 17:7
- Proverbs — 18:19
- Wisdom — 1:14, 5:16
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 4:30, 4:34, 5:23, 5:30, 7:22
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Peter — 2:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΙΣ — royal palace, royal court, kingdom, (to) royal quarters, (to) the palace
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