For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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βασιλεία
Vocabulary form:
βασιλεία
Definition:
kingdom
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
162
GK:
993
Cognates:
A basilica (basilikhv) is a royal palace.
Mnemonics:
The kingdom is my boss' lair.
Mnemonic Singing:
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
the body they may kill, God's truth abideth still;
His kingdom is forever.
Notes:
Originally it meant "royal colonnade." In Latin its cognate means "a public hall with double colonnades," and came to be used of early Christian and medieval churches of a certain architectural type.
Biblical Concordance
| Revelation 16:10 | The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom (basileia | βασιλεία | nom sg fem) was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in pain |
| Revelation 17:12 | And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who as yet have not received royal power (basileian | βασιλείαν | acc sg fem), but will receive ruling authority as kings for one hour, along with the beast. |
| Revelation 17:17 | for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by agreeing together to turn over their royal power (basileian | βασιλείαν | acc sg fem) to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. |
| Revelation 17:18 | And the woman you saw is the great city that has dominion (basileian | βασιλείαν | acc sg fem) over the kings of the earth.” |
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Mnemonics
Basileia
Thy basileia come
Mathew 6:10
βασιλεία
Thy βασιλεία is an everlasting βασιλεία, and thy dominion endureth throughout all genrations. - Psalm 145:13