Basilikos βασιλικός
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| βασιλικός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | basilikos |
| Strong's number | G937 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | royal |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | John (2) |
Basilikos (Greek βασιλικός, Strong's G937) is a Greek adjective meaning “royal”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | nobleman (2), royal (2), king's (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | royal (2), royal official (1), official (1), king's (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Basilikos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- 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.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
- John 4:49The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
Acts
- 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.Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
- Acts 12:21And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
James
- James 2:8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).