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G0935βασιλεύςbasileus
kingPart of speech: Greek Noun (Masculine)
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But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?
βασιλέα basilea “King”
And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
βασιλεὺς basileus “King”
Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.
βασιλέα basilea “a king”
(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!
βασιλεὺς basileus “king”
Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.
βασιλέα basilea “King”βασιλέα basilea “a king”
And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
βασιλεὺς basileus “King”
Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.
βασιλεὺς basileus “King”βασιλεύς basileus “King”
The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:
βασιλεῖς basileis “kings”
And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
βασιλέως basileōs “king”
Till another king came to power, who had no knowledge of Joseph.
βασιλεὺς basileus “king”
But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:
βασιλέων basileōn “kings”
Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians.
βασιλεὺς basileus “king”
Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's countr
βασιλέως basileōs “king”
Then at their request for a king, God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family of Benjamin, who was their king for forty years.
βασιλέα, basilea “a king,”
And having put him on one side, he made David their king, to whom he gave witness, saying, I have taken David, the son of Jesse, a man dear to my heart, who will do all my pleasure.
βασιλέα, basilea “king,”
Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
βασιλέα basilea “king”
Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus.
βασιλεὺς basileus “king”
And as they were there for some days, Festus gave them Paul's story, saying, There is a certain man here who was put in prison by Felix:
βασιλεῖ basilei “king”
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer.
βασιλεῦ basileu “King”
But I have no certain account of him to send to Caesar. So I have sent for him to come before you, and specially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the business has been gone into, I may have something to put in writing.
βασιλεῦ basileu “King”
In my opinion I am happy, King Agrippa, to be able to give my answer before you today to all these things which the Jews say against me:
βασιλεῦ basileu “King”
For the effecting of which our twelve tribes have been working and waiting night and day with all their hearts. And in connection with this hope I am attacked by the Jews, O king!
βασιλεῦ, basileu “O king,”
In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.
βασιλεῦ, basileu “O king,”
So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;
βασιλεῦ basileu “O king”
For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.
βασιλεύς, basileus “king”