adjective

basilikos

Greekβασιλικός (basilikos)

Strong’sG937

connected with a king, royal, regal

stem basilik-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

royal2×king’s1×official1×royal official1×

What it means

βασιλικός, -ή, -όν

(< βασιλεύς), [in LXX for מֶלֶךְ and its cognates;]

royal, belonging to a king: χώρα, Ac 12:20; ἐσθής, Ac 12:21; νόμος β., a supreme law, "a law which governs other laws and so has a specially regal character" (Hort), or because made by a king (LAE, p. 3673), Ja 2:8; τις, one in the service of a king, a courtier, Jo 4:46, 49 (WH, mg., βασιλίσκος).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G937 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidbas-il-ee-kos'

regal (in relation), i.e. (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent

Fromfrom G935;

King Jamesking's, nobleman, royal.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	basilikos2×βασιλικὸς	basilikas	basilikem	basilikois	basilikais	basilikeim
object accusative	basilikon1×βασιλικὸν	basilikan1×βασιλικὴν		basilikoin	basilikain
direct address vocative	basilikor	basilikar		basilikoir	basilikair
of, belonging to genitive	basilikou	basilikau1×βασιλικῆς	basilikeu	basilikoiu	basilikaiu	basilikeiu
to, for dative	basiliko	basilika	basilike	basilikoi	basilikai	basilikei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

basilikstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

basilik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

basilikos“official”subjectnominative singular2×

John 4:46“royal official”Erchata oun palin eis tan Kana tau Galilaiau, hopou poiata tem hudōrem oinon. kai ate tinos basilikos hou tos huios asthenate en Kafarnaoum.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

John 4:49“official”legatō pros auton tos basilikos; Kurior, katabainasar prin apothnēskara tem paidiem mu.“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

basilikon“royal”objectaccusative singular1×

James 2:8“royal”Ei mentoi nomon telavō basilikon kata tan grafan Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton, kalōs poiavō;If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

basilikan“royal”objectaccusative singular1×

Acts 12:21“royal”takta de hēmera tos Hērōdos endueratos esthan basilikan kai kathizaratos epi teu bēmeu dēmēgorate pros autoin;On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

basilikau“king’s”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Acts 12:20“king’s”Ate de thumomacharōtos Turioi kai Sidōnioi; homothumadōs de pareiale pros auton, kai peitharatois Blaston ton epi tou koitōnou tou basilevou aitele eirēnan dia tem trefirō autoiu tan chōran apo tau basilikau.Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.