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Koine Greek wordlink #164253

SR GNT Rev 18:7 βασίλισσα (basilissa) ‘of her she is saying I am sitting queen and a widow not’ Strongs=9380 Lemma=basilissa
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form βασίλισσα (N-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βασίλισσα’ (N-NFS) 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 βασίλισσα (N-NFS) 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)

ACTs 8:27 βασιλίσσης (basilissaʸs) N-GFS ‘eunuch official of Kandakaʸ queen of the Aithiops/(Kūshiy)s who was’ SR GNT Acts 8:27 word 12

OET-LV: 27 And having _risen _up, he _was _gone, and see, a_man, an_Aithiops/(Kūshiy) eunuch, official of _Kandakaʸ queen of_the_Aithiopss, who was over all the treasure of _her, who had _come going _to _prostrate in Hierousalaʸm, (ACT_8:27)

OET-RV: 27 So he headed off, and on the road he came across an important official of the Ethiopian queen who was in charge of her treasury. This man had been in Yerushalem to worship God (ACT 8:27)

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