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Koine Greek wordlink #88139

SR GNT Acts 8:27 βασιλίσσης (basilissaʸs) ‘eunuch official of Kandakaʸ queen of the Aithiops/(Kūshiy)s who was’ Strongs=9380 Lemma=basilissa
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=34 AD Event=Conversion_of_Ethiopian_Eunuch TimeSeries=Conversion_of_Ethiopian_Eunuch

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Only use of identical word form βασιλίσσης (N-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βασιλίσσης’ (N-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘queen’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘basilissa’ have 2 different glosses: ‘the queen’, ‘queen’.

Greek words (3) other than βασιλίσσης (N-GFS) with a gloss related to ‘queen’

MAT 12:42 Βασίλισσα (Basilissa) N-NFS ‘the queen of the south will_be_being raised in’ SR GNT Mat 12:42 word 1

OET-LV: 42 The_queen of_the_south will _be _being _raised in the judgement with the this generation, and will _be _condemning it, because she _came from the ends of _the earth to _hear the wisdom of _Solomōn/(Shəlmoh), and see, ^one_greater than Solomōn is here. (MAT_12:42)

OET-RV: 42 The queen of the south will get up and condemn this generation on judgement day, because she travelled a great distance to hear King Solomon’s wisdom, and look, now there’s one here who’s greater than Solomon. (MAT 12:42)

LUKE 11:31 Βασίλισσα (Basilissa) N-NFS ‘the queen of the south will_be_being raised at’ SR GNT Luke 11:31 word 1

OET-LV: 31 The_queen of_the_south will _be _being _raised at the judgement with the men the this generation, and will _be _condemning them, because she _came from the ends of _the earth to _hear the wisdom of _Solomōn/(Shəlmoh), and see, one _greater than Solomōn is here. (LUK_11:31)

OET-RV: 31 The queen from the south will come back to life on judgement day along with the people from this generation, and she’ll condemn them, because she travelled a long distance to hear Solomon’s wisdom, and now, someone’s here who’s greater than Solomon. (LUK 11:31)

REV 18:7 βασίλισσα (basilissa) N-NFS ‘of her she is saying I am sitting queen and a widow not’ SR GNT Rev 18:7 word 23

OET-LV: 7 as _much _as she _glorified herself and lived _sensuously, so _much give to _her torment and mourning. Because in the heart of _her she _is _saying, that I _am _sitting queen… and a_widow not I _am and mourning by _no _means not I _may _see. (REV_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 As much as she thought highly of herself and lived in luxury,
⇔ give her just as much torture and grief.
⇔ Because she tells herself
⇔ ‘I sit like a queen,
⇔ I’m not a widow and will never have to grieve.’ (REV 18:7)

Key: N=noun GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular