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βασίλισσα

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
βασίλισσα, ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
basilissa
Simplified transliteration: 
basilissa
Numbers
Strong's number: 
938
GK Number: 
999
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1c
Gloss: 
queen
Definition: 
a queen, Mt. 12:42; Lk. 11:31; Acts 8:27; Rev. 18:7*

Greek-English Concordance for βασίλισσα

Matthew 12:42 The queen (basilissa | βασίλισσα | nom sg fem) of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, something greater than Solomon is here!
Luke 11:31 The queen (basilissa | βασίλισσα | nom sg fem) of the South will rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
Acts 8:27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen (basilissēs | βασιλίσσης | gen sg fem) of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship
Revelation 18:7 As she exalted herself and lived in luxury, give her an equal measure of torment and mourning; because in her heart she said, ‘I sit as a queen (basilissa | βασίλισσα | nom sg fem), I am no widow, and mourning I will never see.’