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βασιλεία
basileía · Greek · Strong's G932 · 162 occurrences
The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “kingdom”
What it means
properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)
from G935 (βασιλεύς);
How the KJV renders it
kingdom
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“kingdom”
also renders malkûw (H4437), malkûwth (H4438), mamlâkâh (H4467), mamlâkûwth (H4468)
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Where it appears
162 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 4:20 · N-NSF
For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.
1 Corinthians 6:9 · N-ASF
Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
1 Corinthians 6:10 · N-ASF
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom.
1 Corinthians 15:24 · N-ASF
Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God the Father, when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power.
1 Corinthians 15:50 · N-ASF
Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.
1 Thessalonians 2:12 · N-ASF
to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
2 Peter 1:11 N-ASF2 Thessalonians 1:5 N-GSF2 Timothy 4:1 N-ASF2 Timothy 4:18 N-ASFActs 1:3 N-GSFActs 1:6 N-ASFActs 8:12 N-GSFActs 14:22 N-ASFActs 19:8 N-GSFActs 20:25 N-ASFActs 28:23 N-ASFActs 28:31 N-ASFColossians 1:13 N-ASFColossians 4:11 N-ASFEphesians 5:5 N-DSFGalatians 5:21 N-ASFHebrews 1:8 N-GSFHebrews 11:33 N-APFHebrews 12:28 N-ASFJames 2:5 N-GSFJohn 3:3 N-ASFJohn 3:5 N-ASFJohn 18:36 N-NSFLuke 1:33 N-GSFLuke 4:5 N-APFLuke 4:43 N-ASFLuke 6:20 N-NSFLuke 7:28 N-DSFLuke 8:1 N-ASFLuke 8:10 N-GSFLuke 9:2 N-ASFLuke 9:11 N-GSFLuke 9:27 N-ASFLuke 9:60 N-ASFLuke 9:62 N-DSFLuke 10:9 N-NSFLuke 10:11 N-NSFLuke 11:2 N-NSFLuke 11:17 N-NSFLuke 11:18 N-NSFLuke 11:20 N-NSFLuke 12:31 N-ASFLuke 12:32 N-ASFLuke 13:18 N-NSFLuke 13:20 N-ASFLuke 13:28 N-DSFLuke 13:29 N-DSFLuke 14:15 N-DSFLuke 16:16 N-NSFLuke 17:20 N-NSFLuke 17:21 N-NSFLuke 18:16 N-NSFLuke 18:17 N-ASFLuke 18:24 N-ASF
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