Luke 23:3:10Luke.23.3.W10TAB
βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- bah-sih-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 iou-dai-ŌN
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos ê-RO-tê-sen au-TON LE-gōn SY EI ho ba-si-LEUS tôn iou-dai-ŌN
Exegesis
The interrogative clause Sy ei ho basileus tōn Ioudaion {Σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων | sỳ eî ho basileús tōn Ioudaíōn} fronts the pronoun sý for emphasis, highlighting Pilate’s focus on Jesus’ claimed identity; the genitive phrase tōn Ioudaion specifies the realm of this kingship.
Root and etymology
basileuobeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to be king, to rule”
In context — Luke 23:3
And Pilate asked Him , saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “You say so.”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 23:3, 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 Luke.23.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.3.W10.S1) and character.