Acts 25:13:7Acts.25.13.W7TAB
βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEH-oos
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu̯s/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEUS
- sentence
hê-me-RON de di-a-ge-no-ME-nōn ti-NŌN a-GRI-pas ho ba-si-LEUS KAI ber-NÊ-kê ka-TÊN-tê-san eis kai-SA-rei-an a-spa-SA-me-noi ton PHÊS-ton
Exegesis
The main clause subject phrase Agrippas ho basileus kai Bernike {Ἀγρίππας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ Βερνίκη | Agríppas ho basileùs kaì Berníkē} joins Agrippa and Bernice in nominative coordination, with ho basileus in apposition to Agrippas, emphasizing his royal status.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
In context — Acts 25:13
But after some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to greet Festus.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 25:13, so the Greek word βασιλεὺς (basileus) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.25.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.13.W7.S1) and character.