- Transliteration: Basileia

- Phonetic: bas-il-i'-ah

- Definition:

1. royal power, kingship, dominion, rule

a. not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom

b. of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah

c. of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's kingdom

2. a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king

3. used in the N.T. to refer to the reign of the Messiah

- Origin: from G935" class="dictionary-topic-link">G935

- TDNT entry: 10:40,0

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G935" class="dictionary-topic-link">G935; properly royalty that is (abstractly) rule or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively): - kingdom + reign.