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  "type": "word",
  "id": "G935",
  "lemma": "βασιλεύς",
  "transliteration": "basileús",
  "definition": "a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)",
  "kjv": "king",
  "occurrences": 3284,
  "language": "Greek",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "G939",
      "lemma": "βάσις",
      "transliteration": "básis",
      "meaning": "a pace",
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    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 2:1",
      "text": "Now when Yeshua was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=1"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 2:2",
      "text": "“Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=2"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 2:3",
      "text": "When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 2:9",
      "text": "They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them until…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 5:35",
      "text": "nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/5?v=35"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 10:18",
      "text": "Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/10?v=18"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 11:8",
      "text": "But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/11?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 14:9",
      "text": "The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/14?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 17:25",
      "text": "He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Yeshua anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/17?v=25"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 18:23",
      "text": "Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/18?v=23"
    }
  ],
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