βασιλεύς
basileús
“a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)”
118 occurrencesNew TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a king, monarch, one possessing regal authority
Translated in KJV as
king
Etymology
probably from G939 (βάσις) (through the notion of a foundation of power);
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“And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;”