John 19:12:23John.19.12.W23TAB
βασιλέα
basilea
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LE-a
- Extended
- ba-si-LE-ah
- IPA
- /ba.siˈle.a/
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) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LE-a
- clause
PAS ho ba-si-LE-a he-au-TON poi-ÔN an-ti-LE-yei TOI KAI-sa-ri
- sentence
ek TOU-tou ho pi-LA-tos e-ZÊ-tei a-po-LY-sai au-TON hoi DE i-ou-DAI-oi e-KRAU-ga-san LE-gon-tes e-AN TOU-ton a-po-LY-sês ouk EI PHI-los TOU KAI-sa-ros PAS ho ba-si-LE-a he-au-TON poi-ÔN an-ti-LE-yei TOI KAI-sa-ri
Exegesis
The final clause, pas ho basilea heauton poion antilegei to Kaisari {πᾶς ὁ βασιλέα ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν ἀντιλέγει τῷ Καίσαρι | pâs ho basi-lé-a he-au-tón poi-ôn anti-lé-gei tôi Kaí-sa-ri}, is a generic maxim introduced by pas ‘everyone’, with a participial phrase ho basilea heauton poion ‘the one making himself a king’ functioning as the subject of antilegei ‘speaks against, opposes’. The accusative basilea is the predicate of the reflexive construction with heauton, emphasizing self-asserted royal status as direct opposition to Caesar. In translation, the participle poiōn is rendered with a relative or descriptive structure (“who makes himself a king” / “who claims to be a king”) to preserve its ongoing, characterizing force, while maintaining the legal-political framing of the accusation.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
In context — John 19:12
From this point Pilate sought to release Him , but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar ; everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”
About this coordinate
John 19:12:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of John 19:12, so the Greek word βασιλέα (basilea) 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.19.12.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.12.W23.S1) and character.