Greek word

basileús

βασιλεύς

What it means

a sovereign

a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)

Where it comes from

probably from básis (βάσις) (through the notion of a foundation of power)

How the King James translates it

king85
kings29

Every place it appears 114

Matthew1:6 2:1 2:2 2:3 2:9 10:18 11:8 14:9 17:25 18:23 21:5 22:2 22:7 22:11 22:13 25:34 25:40 27:11 27:29 27:37 27:42

Mark6:14 6:22 6:25 6:26 6:27 13:9 15:2 15:9 15:12 15:18 15:26 15:32

Luke1:5 10:24 14:31 19:38 21:12 22:25 23:3 23:37 23:38

John1:49 6:15 12:13 12:15 18:33 18:37 18:39 19:3 19:12 19:15 19:19 19:21

Acts4:26 7:10 7:18 9:15 12:1 12:20 13:21 13:22 17:7 25:13 25:14 25:24 25:26 26:2 26:7 26:13 26:19 26:26 26:27 26:30

2 Corinthians11:32

1 Timothy1:17 2:2 6:15

Hebrews7:1 7:2 11:23 11:27

1 Peter2:13 2:17

Revelation1:5 1:6 5:10 6:15 9:11 15:3 16:12 16:14 17:2 17:10 17:12 17:14 17:18 18:3 18:9 19:16 19:18 19:19 21:24