Biblical Greek

greek #937 - βασιλικός, ή, όν basilikos (royal)

Original Word:	βασιλικός, ή, όν
Transliteration:	basilikos
Definition:	royal
Part of Speech:	Adjective
Phonetic Spelling:	(bas-il-ee-kos')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

king's, nobleman, royal.

From basileus; regal (in relation), i.e. (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent -- king's, nobleman, royal.

see GREEK basileus

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 937: βασιλικός

βασιλικός, βασιλικῇ, βασιλικόν, of or belonging to a king, kingly, royal, regal; of a man, the officer or minister of a prince, a courtier: John 4:46, 49 (Polybius 4, 76, 2; Plutarch, Sol. 27; often in Josephus). subject to a king: of a country, Acts 12:20. befitting or worthy of a king, royal: ἐσθής, Acts 12:21. Hence, metaphorically, principal, chief: νόμος, James 2:8 (Plato, Min., p. 317 c. τόὀρθόννόμοςἐστιβασιλικός, Xenophon, symp. 1, 8 βασιλικόνκάλλος; 4 Macc. 14:2).

STRONGS NT 937a: βασιλίσκος [βασιλίσκος, βασιλισκου, ὁ (diminutive of βασιλεύς), a petty king; a reading noted by WH in their (rejected) margin of John 4:46, 49. (Polybius, others.)]

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 937. βασιλικός (basilikos) — 5 Occurrences

John 4:46 - Adj-NMS
GRK:ἦν τις βασιλικὸς οὗ ὁ
NAS: wine. And there was a royal official whose
KJV: a certain nobleman, whose
INT: there was a certain royal official whose

John 4:49 - Adj-NMS
GRK:αὐτὸν ὁ βασιλικός Κύριε κατάβηθι
NAS:The royal official said to Him, Sir,
KJV:The nobleman saith unto
INT: him the royal official Sir come down

Acts 12:20 - Adj-GFS
GRK:ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλικῆς
NAS: was fed by the king's country.
KJV: was nourished by the king's [country].
INT: by the king's

Acts 12:21 - Adj-AFS
GRK:ἐνδυσάμενος ἐσθῆτα βασιλικὴν καὶ καθίσας
NAS: having put on his royal apparel,
KJV: Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat
INT: having put on apparel royal and having sat

James 2:8 - Adj-AMS
GRK:νόμον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν
NAS: you are fulfilling the royal law
KJV: ye fulfil the royal law
INT: [the] law you keep royal according to the

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