Basileia

bas-il-i'-ah
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Basileia Definition

  1. royal power, kingship, dominion, rule
    1. not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom
    2. of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah
    3. of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's kingdom
  2. a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king
  3. used in the N.T. to refer to the reign of the Messiah
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
basileiva
Origin
from (935)
Strong's Number
932
TDNT Entry
1:579,97

KJV Word Usage

kingdom (of God)
71
kingdom (of heaven)
32
kingdom (general or evil)
20
(Thy or Thine) kingdom
6
His kingdom
6
the kingdom
5
(My) kingdom
4
miscellaneous
18
Total
162

KJV Verse Count

54
19
44
3
8
1
5
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
7
Total
154
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Basileia". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .