John 18:36:4John.18.36.W4TAB
βασιλεία
basileia
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-a
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEI-ah
- IPA
- /ba.siˈliː.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-a
- clause
hê ba-si-LEI-a hê e-MÊ ouk ES-tin ek TOU KOS-mou TOU-tou
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS hê ba-si-LEI-a hê e-MÊ ouk ES-tin ek TOU KOS-mou TOU-tou ei ek TOU KOS-mou TOU-tou ÊN hê ba-si-LEI-a hê e-MÊ hoi hy-pê-RE-tai hoi e-MOI ê-gô-NI-zon-to AN I-na MÊ pa-ra-do-THÔ TOIS i-ou-da-I-ois NYN DE hê ba-si-LEI-a hê e-MÊ ouk ES-tin en-TEU-then
Exegesis
Jesus then fronts hē basileia hē emē {Ἡ βασιλεία ἡ ἐμή | hē basileía hē emḗ} ‘the kingdom that is Mine’, using the repeated article and possessive to stress ownership and identity.
The repeated hē basileia hē emē {ἡ βασιλεία ἡ ἐμή | hē basileía hē emḗ} keeps the rhetorical emphasis on Jesus’ personal reign.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta alpha sigma iota lambda epsilon upsilon sigma
“king, ruler”
In context — John 18:36
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not derived from this world. If My kingdom were derived from this world, My servants would have fought so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But now My kingdom is not from here.”
About this coordinate
John 18:36:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 18:36, so the Greek word βασιλεία (basileia) 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.18.36.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.36.W4.S1) and character.