Basileía — G932

G932 · Greek — βασιλεία

Pronunciation: bas-il-i'-ah

Definition

feminine noun

properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)

  1. royal power, kingship, dominion, rule
  2. a kingdom i. e. the territory subject to the rule of a king
  3. Frequent in the N. T. in reference to the Reign of the Messiah are the following phrases
    1. of the beginning, growth, potency, of the divine kingdom
    2. of its fortunes
    3. of the conditions to be complied with in order to reception among its citizens
    4. of its blessings and benefits, whether present or future
    5. of the congregation of those who constitute the royal 'city of God'

Usually translated as

kingdom, reign

Origin

from G935

Occurrences

Basileía occurs 162 times in 154 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (54), Mark (19), Luke (44), John (3), Acts (8), Romans (1), 1 Corinthians (5), Galatians (1), Ephesians (1), Colossians (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), 2 Timothy (2), Hebrews (3), James (1), 2 Peter (1), Revelation (7)

Strong's Lexicon — B