Acts 26:30:4Acts.26.30.W4TAB
βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEUS
- 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
a-NE-stê te ho ba-si-LEUS KAI ho hê-ge-MON HÊ te ber-NI-kê KAI hoi syn-ga-THÊ-me-noi au-TOIS
Exegesis
A coordinated string of nominative subjects follows: ho basileus {ὁ βασιλεὺς | ho basileús} ‘the king’ and ho hēgemōn {ὁ ἡγεμών | ho hēgemṓn} ‘the governor’ joined by kai {καί | kaí}, forming the core of the official assembly.
Root and etymology
basileuobeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to rule as king”
In context — Acts 26:30
Then the king arose, and the governor and also Bernice, and those sitting with them.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 26:30, 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.26.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.30.W4.S1) and character.