# G935 βασιλεύς

βασιλεύς (basileús), Strong’s G935: a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively) KJV: king. Occurs 3,284 times.

Source: https://besorah.bible/word/G935 — Besorah, the whole Bible in Hebrew, Greek and English. Texts and licences: https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html

*basileús* — a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)

KJV: king

Derived from [βάσις básis](https://besorah.bible/word/G939) (a pace)

Occurs 3284 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 2:1](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=1) — Now when Yeshua was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to…
- [Matthew 2:2](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=2) — “Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”
- [Matthew 2:3](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=3) — When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- [Matthew 2:9](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=9) — They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them until…
- [Matthew 5:35](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/5?v=35) — nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
- [Matthew 10:18](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/10?v=18) — Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
- [Matthew 11:8](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/11?v=8) — But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
- [Matthew 14:9](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/14?v=9) — 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…
- [Matthew 17:25](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/17?v=25) — He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Yeshua anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do…
- [Matthew 18:23](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/18?v=23) — Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.