John 18:37:7John.18.37.W7TAB
βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEUHS
- IPA
- /ba.si.ˈleus/
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
ou-KOUN ba-si-LEUS EI SY
- sentence
EI-pen OUN au-TÔ ho pi-LA-tos ou-KOUN ba-si-LEUS EI SY
Exegesis
Pilate’s question is framed with the confirmatory particle Oukoun {Οὐκοῦν | Ou-koûn} ‘then, so,’ plus the predicate nominative basileus {βασιλεὺς | ba-si-leús} ‘king’ before the verb ei {εἶ | eî} and the emphatic pronoun sy {σύ | sŷ}, creating a fronted focus on “king.”
The clause hoti basileus eimi {ὅτι βασιλεύς εἰμι | hó-ti ba-si-leús ei-mí} makes explicit the content under discussion: Jesus’ kingship.
Root and etymology
basileuōbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to be king, to rule as king”
In context — John 18:37
Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So, You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world , to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
About this coordinate
John 18:37:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:37, 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.18.37.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.37.W7.S1) and character.