ΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΩΝΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ, κρατουντωνβασιλευς
KRATOUNTŌNBASILEUS, kratountōnbasileus
Sounds Like: kra-TOON-ton-ba-see-LEFS
Translations: king of those ruling, king of those holding power, a king of those ruling, a king of those holding power
From the root: ΚΡΑΤΕΩ, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ' (kratounton), which is the genitive plural of the present active participle of 'κρατέω' (krateō), meaning 'to rule' or 'to hold power', and 'ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ' (basileus), meaning 'king'. Therefore, the compound word refers to a 'king of those who rule' or a 'king of those holding power'. It describes a monarch who holds authority over other rulers or powerful individuals.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine (for ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ); Genitive, Plural, Masculine/Neuter (for ΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ)
Strong’s numbers: G2902 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0935 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 1:3
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΡΑΤΕΩ, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ, appear in our texts.
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