Strong's Greek: 937. βασιλικός (basilikos) -- Royal, noble, belonging to a king

Strong's Lexicon

basilikos: Royal, noble, belonging to a king

Original Word: βασιλικός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: basilikos
Pronunciation: bah-see-lee-KOS
Phonetic Spelling: (bas-il-ee-kos')
Definition: Royal, noble, belonging to a king
Meaning: connected with a king, royal, regal, (a) an officer in the service of the king, (b) the king's country.

Word Origin: Derived from βασιλεύς (basileus), meaning "king."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "basilikos," the concept of royalty can be related to Hebrew terms like מֶלֶךְ (melek), meaning "king," and נָשִׂיא (nasi), meaning "prince" or "leader."

Usage: The term "basilikos" is used in the New Testament to describe something that pertains to a king or is royal in nature. It can refer to a person of noble status or something associated with the king's authority or domain.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of royalty was deeply embedded in society. Kings and emperors were seen as divinely appointed rulers, and anything associated with them carried a sense of authority and prestige. The use of "basilikos" in the New Testament reflects this cultural understanding, highlighting the influence and power associated with royal status.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 937 basilikós – kingly (royal), befitting a king; kingly dignity, belonging to a king. See 932 (basileus).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from basileus
Definition
royal
NASB Translation
king's (1), royal (2), royal official (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 937: βασιλικός

βασιλικός, βασιλικῇ, βασιλικόν, of or belonging to a king, kingly, royal, regal; of a man, the officer or minister of a prince, a courtier: John 4:46, 49 (Polybius 4, 76, 2; Plutarch, Sol. 27; often in Josephus). subject to a king: of a country, Acts 12:20. befitting or worthy of a king, royal: ἐσθής, Acts 12:21. Hence, metaphorically, principal, chief: νόμος, James 2:8 (Plato, Min., p. 317 c. τό ὀρθόν νόμος ἐστι βασιλικός, Xenophon, symp. 1, 8 βασιλικόν κάλλος; 4 Macc. 14:2).

STRONGS NT 937a: βασιλίσκος [βασιλίσκος, βασιλισκου, ὁ (diminutive of βασιλεύς), a petty king; a reading noted by WH in their (rejected) margin of John 4:46, 49. (Polybius, others.)]

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From basileus; regal (in relation), i.e. (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent -- king's, nobleman, royal.

see GREEK basileus

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Englishman's Concordance

John 4:46 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἦν τις βασιλικὸς οὗ ὁ
NAS: wine. And there was a royal official whose
KJV: a certain nobleman, whose
INT: there was a certain royal official whose

John 4:49 Adj-NMS
GRK: αὐτὸν ὁ βασιλικός Κύριε κατάβηθι
NAS: The royal official said to Him, Sir,
KJV: The nobleman saith unto
INT: him the royal official Sir come down

Acts 12:20 Adj-GFS
GRK: ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλικῆς
NAS: was fed by the king's country.
KJV: was nourished by the king's [country].
INT: by the king's

Acts 12:21 Adj-AFS
GRK: ἐνδυσάμενος ἐσθῆτα βασιλικὴν καὶ καθίσας
NAS: having put on his royal apparel,
KJV: Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat
INT: having put on apparel royal and having sat

James 2:8 Adj-AMS
GRK: νόμον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν
NAS: you are fulfilling the royal law
KJV: ye fulfil the royal law
INT: [the] law you keep royal according to the