Lexicon
βασίλειος
basileios
G0934
G:A Greek

kingly

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Basileios describes the priesthood named as royal in 1 Peter 2:9.

The attested use designates the priesthood in 1 Peter 2:9 as royal, within a sequence that also calls the addressed people a chosen race, holy nation, and a people for possession.

Senses in use

  1. Royal designation of a priesthood · dominant

    In 1 Peter 2:9, the nominative singular neuter form occurs with the clause naming a priesthood; the APB renders the phrase "a royal priesthood" amid the descriptions of the addressed people.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 2:9, the APB presents the clause as "a royal priesthood." This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a precise lexical mapping.

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