Word study · Greek

basileus

king

Say it: bas-il-YOOS (approximate)

βασιλεύς

What it means

A king. "Now to the King eternal" (1:17) and "the King of kings" (6:15).

Range of meaning

  • KingA ruler.
  • EmperorThe ruler of Rome.

In 1 Timothy

Every verse (3)

Verses where G0935 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources