What does βασιλεία · θεός mean in the Bible?
e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G932, G2316
βασιλεία
Kingdom · God
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βασιλεία G932 kingdom
Pronunciation basileía
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does βασιλεία (basileía) mean in the Bible?
βασιλεία · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G932, G2316?
G932, G2316 is connected to 162 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)
Strong's G932, G2316
Lexical occurrences 162 verses Word forms 5 forms 162 references Study link Acts 1:1-11 Source Gloss
properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition
:--kingdom, + reign.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 162 Case pattern Accusative (63) Number pattern Singular (159)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:2 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:10 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 10:7 · Matt 11:12 · Matt 12:25 · Matt 12:26 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 13:24 · Matt 13:31 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 13:45 · Matt 13:47 55×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:23 · Matt 8:12 · Matt 9:35 · Matt 13:11 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 13:38 · Matt 13:41 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 24:14 · Mark 4:11 · Mark 6:23 · Mark 12:34 · Luke 1:33 · Luke 8:10 · Luke 9:11 · Luke 18:29 22×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:19 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 11:11 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 13:52 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 18:1 · Matt 18:4 · Matt 20:21 · Matt 26:29 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 7:28 · Luke 9:62 · Luke 13:28 · Luke 13:29 · Luke 14:15 22×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:20 · Matt 6:33 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 18:3 · Matt 19:12 · Matt 19:23 · Matt 19:24 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 23:13 · Matt 24:7 · Matt 25:34 · Mark 4:30 · Mark 9:1 · Mark 9:47 · Mark 10:15 · Mark 10:23 60×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 4:8 · Luke 4:5 · Heb 11:33 3×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
God’s saving reign over His people and, ultimately, over all creation, established in Christ and brought to consummation in God’s time.
Word Origins
βασιλεία is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Jesus’ post-resurrection teaching centers on the kingdom, anchoring the church’s mission in God’s larger redemptive plan rather than in human agendas. Acts 1:1-11
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain