βασίλισσα
basilissa · queen
Greek word · Strong’s number G938 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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basilissa (βασίλισσα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “queen”.
How to say it
ba·si·lis·sa
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A woman who rules a kingdom, or the king's wife.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 12:42
The queen of the South will rise 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 of the South will be raised at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and look, something greater than Solomon is here.
- Acts 8:27
And he got up and went. And look, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, an official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,
- Revelation 18:7
As much as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so much torment and grief give her. Because in her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen, and I am not a widow, and I will never see grief.’