basileia · kingdom

What it means

basileia (βασιλεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “kingdom”.

The reign of a king and the place where he reigns. "The kingdom of heaven" is the reign of God.

How to say it

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

1. A king's power, his reign.
2. The land or people a king rules.
3. God's rule, which comes with Jesus.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Kingdom: the reign, a king's power, and the place or people over which he reigns. Abbott-Smith: royalty; rule; a realm. It comes from βασιλεύς, “king”.

• “May your kingdom come” Matthew 6:10
• “The kingdom of God has come near” Mark 1:15
• The parables of the kingdom Matthew 13:31
• “My kingdom is not of this world” John 18:36
• A divided human kingdom Mark 3:24

How we translate it

“Kingdom” 158 times, “kingdoms” 3, “kingship” 1. This edition's glossary sets “kingdom” with no deviations, in “the kingdom of God” and in “the kingdom of heaven”.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• kingdom ×158
• kingdoms ×3
• kingship ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×55
• Mark×20
• Luke×46
• John×5
• Acts×8
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×5
• Galatians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Colossians×2
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• 2 Timothy×2
• Hebrews×3
• James×1
• 2 Peter×1
• Revelation×9

• Matthew 3:2

  and saying, “Change your minds, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

• Matthew 4:8

  Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain and shows him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

• Matthew 4:17

  From then on Jesus began to proclaim and to say, “Change your minds, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

• Matthew 4:23

  And he went around in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

• Matthew 5:3

  “Happy are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 5:10

  Happy are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 5:19

  So whoever breaks one of these least commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, this one will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 5:20

  For I tell you that unless your righteousness far exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 6:10

  may your kingdom come; may your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.

• Matthew 6:33

  But seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

• Matthew 7:21

  “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 8:11

  And I tell you that many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

• Matthew 8:12

  but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

• Matthew 9:35

  And Jesus went around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness.

• Matthew 10:7

  And as you go, proclaim, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

• Matthew 11:11

  Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Immerser; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

• Matthew 11:12

  And from the days of John the Immerser until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent people seize it.

• Matthew 12:25

  But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every town or house divided against itself will not stand.

• Matthew 12:26

  And if Satan drives out Satan, he has been divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?

• Matthew 12:28

  But if by the Spirit of God I drive out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

• Matthew 13:11

  But he answered and said to them, “Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

• Matthew 13:19

  When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart; this is the one sown along the path.

• Matthew 13:24

  He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven has become like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

• Matthew 13:31

  He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field;

• Matthew 13:33

  He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

• Matthew 13:38

  and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the darnel are the sons of the evil one;

• Matthew 13:41

  The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of stumbling and those who do lawlessness,

• Matthew 13:43

  Then the righteous will shine out like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear.

• Matthew 13:44

  The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

• Matthew 13:45

  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls;

• Matthew 13:47

  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet thrown into the sea and gathering fish of every kind;

• Matthew 13:52

  And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple for the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure new things and old.”

• Matthew 16:19

  I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.”

• Matthew 16:28

  Truly I tell you, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

• Matthew 18:1

  At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

• Matthew 18:3

  and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 18:4

  Whoever then humbles himself like this child, this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 18:23

  For this reason the kingdom of heaven has become like to a man, a king, who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

• Matthew 19:12

  For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

• Matthew 19:14

  But Jesus said, “Let the children be, and do not hinder them from coming to me, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

And 122 more times.