Basilissa βασίλισσα
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| βασίλισσα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | basilissa |
| Strong's number | G938 (G0938H, G0938G) |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | queen |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Basilissa (Greek βασίλισσα, Strong's G938) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “queen”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
G0938H: queen
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)
G0938G: queen
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | queen (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | queen (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Basilissa, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- 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.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
Luke
- 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.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
Acts
- 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,So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
Revelation
- Revelation 18:7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
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).