What does βασίλειος · ἱεράτευμα mean in the Bible?
βασίλειος · ἱεράτευμα is a Greek phrase meaning "kingly (in nature)".
Greek · G934, G2406
βασίλειος
Kingly (in nature) · priesthood
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βασίλειος G934 kingly (in nature)
Pronunciation basíleios
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ἱεράτευμα G2406 priesthood
Pronunciation hieráteuma
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What does βασίλειος (basíleios) mean in the Bible?
βασίλειος · ἱεράτευμα is a Greek phrase meaning "kingly (in nature)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G934, G2406?
G934, G2406 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
KingdomMessiah
Greek phrase. kingly (in nature)
Strong's G934, G2406
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Word forms 1 form 1 reference Study link 1 Peter 2:1-10 Source Gloss
kingly (in nature)
Extended definition
:--royal.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Nominative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 2:9 1×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
kingly body of priests
Word Origins
βασίλειος is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Defines the church’s mediating and proclaiming role under Christ the King. 1 Peter 2:1-10
Canonical Themes
Kingdom Messiah
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