John 19:3:9John.19.3.W9TAB
βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- ba-si-LEUS
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleus/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dai-ÔN
- clause
KHAI-re ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dai-ÔN
- sentence
KAI ÊR-khon-to PROS au-TON KAI E-le-gon KHAI-re ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dai-ÔN KAI E-di-do-san au-TÔ rha-PIS-ma-ta
Exegesis
The title ho basileus tōn Ioudaiōn {ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων | ho ba-si-leús tōn I-ou-daí-ōn} stands in apposition to the greeting, making the salutation itself a mock coronation formula.
Root and etymology
basileuōbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to rule, to be king”
In context — John 19:3
And they were coming up to Him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews,” and they were giving Him blows .
About this coordinate
John 19:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 19:3, 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.19.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.3.W9.S1) and character.