from 935; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):
KJV-- kingdom, + reign.
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935 basileus (bas-il-yooce');
probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):
KJV-- king.
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939 basis (bas'-ece);
from baino (to walk); a pace ("base"), i.e. (by implication) the foot:
KJV-- foot.
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