King
G935
Greek
UBS
βασιλεύς
basileúsbas-il-yooce'
Noun Masculine
Definition
one who has absolute authority within a particular area and is able to convey this power and authority to a successor (though in NT times, certain kings ruled only with the approval of Roman authorities and had no power to pass on their prerogatives)
Semantic Domains
Control
Rule
Etymology
probably from G939 (βάσις) (through the notion of a foundation of power);
KJV Translations
king
Occurrences107
Frequency Rank#164