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βασιλεία

basileiaG0932

kingdom

Used 162 times in the tagged text.

What it means

  • prop. abstract, sovereignty, royal power, dominion
  • By meton., concrete
  • In LXX
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ
  • (βασιλεύω), [in LXX chiefly for מַמְלָכָה ,מַלְכוּת ;]
  • 1. prop. abstract, sovereignty, royal power, dominion: Luk.1:33 22:29, Jhn.18:36, Act.1:6, Heb.1:8, 1Co.15:24; λαβεῖν β., Luk.19:12, 15 Rev.17:12; δοῦναι τὴν, ib. 17; ἔχειν β., ib. 18; ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τ. (εἰς τὴν) β., Mat.16:28, Luk.23:42; β. τ. θεοῦ, Rev.12:10.
  • 2. By meton., concrete (MM, Exp., x),
  • (a) a kingdom, the territory or people over whom the king rules (Est.5:3, al.): Mat.4:8 12:25, 26 24:7, Mrk.3:24 6:23, Luk.4:5, Heb.11:33, al.;
  • (b) the royal majesty (cf. our phrase His Majesty), the king himself (τ. σπέρμα τῆς β., 4Ki.11:1).
  • 3. In LXX (Wis.6:5, Tob.13:1, al.), Targ. and NT, of the Messianic rule and kingdom, ἡ β. τ. θεοῦ, τ. οὐρανῶν (Heb. מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם, Aram. מַלְכוּתָא דִשׁמַיָּא; see Dalman, Words, 91-147; Cremer, 132, 658), the kingdom of God (on the equivalence of the two phrases, see Dalman, op. cit., 93, 218f.); τ. θεοῦ, Mat.6:33 12:28, al.; τ. οὐρανῶν, Mat.3:2 4:17, al.; τ. Χριστοῦ (מַלִכוּת דִמְשִׁיחא, Targ. Jon. on Isa.53:10), Eph.5:5; τ. κυρίου, 2Pe.1:11, Rev.11:15; τ. Δαυείδ, Mrk.11:10; absol., ἡ β., Mat.4:23, Jas.2:5, al. The kingdom is regarded as present: Mat.11:12, Luk.17:21, Rom.14:17, al.; as that which is to be consummated in the future, Mat.6:10, Mrk.9:1, Jhn.3:5, 2Pe.1:11, al. Noteworthy phrases are: ζητεῖν τὴν β., Mat.6:33; δέχεσθαι, Mrk.10:15; κλρονομεῖν, Mat.25:34; διδόναι, Lk 12:32; παραλαμβάνειν, Heb.12:28; αὐτῶν (τοιούτων) εστὶν ἡ β., Mat.5:3, 10 19:14, Mrk.10:14, Luk.18:16; διὰ τὴν β., Mat.19:12; ἕνεκεν τῆς β., Luk.18:29; εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, κηρύσσειν, διαγγέλλειν τὴν β., Luk.4:43 9:2, 60; ἤγγικεν ἡ β., Mat.3:2, Mrk.1:15; κλεῖς τῆς β., Mat.16:10; κλείειν τὴν β., Mat.23:14; υἱοὶ τῆς β., Mat.8:12 13:38 (cf. Cremer, 132, 658).
  • (AS)

Same idea, other words · King and kingdom

God's kingship is the Bible's organizing hope. In the Gospels Jesus announces that the kingdom is at hand.

Where it appears

  • Matthew55
  • Mark20
  • Luke46
  • John5
  • Acts8
  • Romans1
  • 1 Corinthians5
  • Galatians1
  • Ephesians1
  • Colossians2
  • 1 Thessalonians1
  • 2 Thessalonians1
  • 2 Timothy2
  • Hebrews3
  • James1
  • 2 Peter1
  • Revelation9

Every use · 151–162 of 162 · BSB

  1. Hebrews 12:28βασιλείανa kingdom

    Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

  2. James 2:5βασιλείαςkingdom

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

  3. 2 Peter 1:11βασιλείανkingdom

    and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

  4. Revelation 1:6βασιλείαν,a kingdom,

    who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

  5. Revelation 1:9βασιλείᾳkingdom

    I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.

  6. Revelation 5:10βασιλείανa kingdom

    You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

  7. Revelation 11:15βασιλείαkingdom

    Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

  8. Revelation 12:10βασιλείαkingdom

    And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.

  9. Revelation 16:10βασιλείαkingdom

    And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish

  10. Revelation 17:12βασιλείανa kingdom

    The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.

  11. Revelation 17:17βασιλείανkingdom

    For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

  12. Revelation 17:18βασιλείανkingship

    And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

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