John 18:33:19John.18.33.W19TAB
βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- ba-si-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
- clause
SY EI ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-DAI-on
- sentence
ei-SÊL-then OUN PA-lin eis TO prai-TÔ-ri-on ho pi-LA-tos KAI e-PHÔ-nê-sen TON ee-ay-SOON KAI EI-pen au-TÔ SY EI ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-DAI-on
Exegesis
In the closing clause, sy {Σὺ | Sy} is fronted for emphasis, and the equative statement sy ei ho basileus tōn Ioudaiōn {Σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων | Sy ei ho basileus tōn Ioudaiōn} places the royal title at the center of Pilate’s question. Since Greek does not add an explicit question particle here, English must supply the interrogative force through punctuation and phrasing while preserving the confrontational emphasis of the Greek word order.
Root and etymology
basileuōbeta alpha sigma iota lambda epsilon upsilon omega
“to rule as king”
In context — John 18:33
So Pilate went back into the headquarters and called out to Jesus , and said to Him, “Are You then the King of the Jews?”
About this coordinate
John 18:33:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of John 18:33, 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 John.18.33.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.33.W19.S1) and character.