Original: βασιλεύς

Transliteration: basileús

Phonetic: bas-il-yooce'

Short 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 (through the notion of a foundation of power)

- TDNT entry: 10:37,0

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Probably from G939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly relatively or figuratively): - king.

Cognate: G4821, G932, G934, G936, G937, G938