Word study · Greek
basileus
king
Say it: bas-il-YOOS (approximate)
βασιλεύς
What it means
A king. John's trial scenes turn on the title: "Are you the King of the Jews?" (18:33), "Behold, your King!" (19:14), the inscription (19:19-21), and the chief priests' "We have no king but Caesar" (19:15).
Range of meaning
- KingA ruler.
- EmperorThe ruler of Rome.
In John
- Chapter 18
"Are you the King of the Jews?" (18:33-39).
- Chapter 19
"Behold, your King!" and "The King of the Jews" (19:3, 19:14-21).
Every verse (13)
- John 1:49
- John 6:15
- John 12:13
- John 12:15
- John 18:33
- John 18:37
- John 18:39
- John 19:3
- John 19:12
- John 19:14
- John 19:15
- John 19:19
- John 19:21
Verses where G0935 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources