Revelation 17:14:16Rev.17.14.W16TAB
βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEH-oos
- 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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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEUS
- sentence
HOU-toi me-TA tou ar-NI-ou po-le-MÊ-sou-sin kai to ar-NI-on ni-KÊ-sei au-TOUS HO-ti KY-ree-os ky-RI-ôn es-TIN kai ba-si-LEUS ba-si-LE-ôn kai hoi met au-TOU klê-TOI kai ek-lek-TOI kai pis-TOI
Exegesis
The causal clause hoti kurios kyriōn estin kai basileus basileōn {ὅτι κύριος κυρίων ἐστὶν καὶ βασιλεὺς βασιλέων | hóti kýrios kyríōn estìn kaí basileús basiléōn} explains this outcome: stacked genitives ‘Lord of lords’ and ‘King of kings’ form Semitic-style superlatives, asserting absolute sovereignty as the theological ground for the Lamb’s triumph.
Root and etymology
basileuōbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to be king, to rule”
In context — Revelation 17:14
These will make war with the Lamb , and the Lamb will conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Revelation 17:14, 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 Rev.17.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.14.W16.S1) and character.