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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - βασιλεύς
βασιλεύς
G935
Transliteration: basileús
Pronunciation: bas-il-yooce'
Definition: king
- Original: βασιλεύς - Transliteration: Basileus - Phonetic: bas-il-yooce'
- Definition:
1. leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king
- Origin: probably from G939" class="dictionary-topic-link">G939 (through the notion of a foundation of power) - TDNT entry: 10:37,0 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Probably from G939" class="dictionary-topic-link">G939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly relatively or figuratively): - king.