Strong's Greek · G937
G937 basilikós
βασιλικός
bas-il-ee-kos'
royal
Looking for Hebrew H937 bûwz? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G937. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
basilikós appears 5 times in Scripture, in John, Acts and James. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
regal (in relation), i.e. (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent
In the King James Version
king's, nobleman, royal
Derivation
from G935 (βασιλεύς);
Appears 5 times in Scripture
““Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.””
“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.”
“On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.”
“If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.”
“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.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
