Word study · Greek

basileia

kingdom, reign

Say it: bah-see-LAY-ah (approximate)

βασιλεία

What it means

A kingdom, a rule or reign. "The Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit" (14:17).

Range of meaning

  • Royal powerThe right and power to rule.
  • A realmThe people or territory a king rules.
  • God's coming ruleThe age when God's will is done on earth as in heaven.

In Romans

  • Chapter 14

    "The Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking" (14:17).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0932 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources