Greek core word #140 · noun · 115 times in the New Testament
βασιλεύς
bah-sih-LEWSβασιλεύς, βασιλέως, ὁ — king
- Third declension in -ευς: βασιλεύς, βασιλέως, βασιλεῖ, βασιλέα; plural βασιλεῖς, βασιλέων.
- Accusative plural βασιλεῖς in the NT (Attic βασιλέας). Vocative βασιλεῦ.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Third declension, -ευς, -εως
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | βασιλεύς | βασιλεῖς |
| Genitive | βασιλέως | βασιλέων |
| Dative | βασιλεῖ | βασιλεῦσι(ν) |
| Accusative | βασιλέα | βασιλεῖς |
| Vocative | βασιλεῦ | βασιλεῖς |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 6, Matthew 22:13.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 204 · open the PDF here