βασιλείαbasileía

1. properly abstract, sovereignty, royal power, dominion: Luke 1:33, Luke 22:29, John 18:36, Acts 1:6, Hebrews 1:8, 1 Corinthians 15:24; λαβεῖν β., Luke 19:12, Luke 19:15, Revelation 17:12; δοῦναι τὴν, Revelation 17:17; ἔχειν β., Revelation 17:18; ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τ. (εἰς τὴν) β., Matthew 16:28, Luke 23:42; β. τ. θεοῦ, Revelation 12:10.

2. By by metonymy, concrete

(a) a kingdom, the territory or people over whom the king rules (Esther 5:3, and elsewhere): Matthew 4:8, Matthew 12:25, Matthew 12:26, Matthew 24:7, Mark 3:24, Mark 6:23, Luke 4:5, Hebrews 11:33, and elsewhere

(b) the royal majesty (cf. our phrase His Majesty), the king himself (τ. σπέρμα τῆς β., 2 Kings 11:1).

3. In LXX (Wisdom 6:5, Tobit 13:1, and elsewhere), Targ. and NT, of the Messianic rule and kingdom, ἡ β. τ. θεοῦ, τ. οὐρανῶν, the kingdom of God; τ. θεοῦ, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 12:28, and elsewhere; τ. οὐρανῶν, Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, and elsewhere; τ. Χριστοῦ (מַלִכוּת דִמְשִׁיחא, Targ. Jon. on Isaiah 53:10), Ephesians 5:5; τ. κυρίου, 2 Peter 1:11, Revelation 11:15; τ. Δαυείδ, Mark 11:10; absolutely, ἡ β., Matthew 4:23, James 2:5, and elsewhere The kingdom is regarded as present: Matthew 11:12, Luke 17:21, Romans 14:17, and elsewhere; as that which is to be consummated in the future, Matthew 6:10, Mark 9:1, John 3:5, 2 Peter 1:11, and elsewhere Noteworthy phrases are: ζητεῖν τὴν β., Matthew 6:33; δέχεσθαι, Mark 10:15; κλρονομεῖν, Matthew 25:34; διδόναι, Luke 12:32; παραλαμβάνειν, Hebrews 12:28; αὐτῶν (τοιούτων) ἐστὶν ἡ β., Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10, Matthew 19:14, Mark 10:14, Luke 18:16; διὰ τὴν β., Matthew 19:12; ἕνεκεν τῆς β., Luke 18:29; εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, κηρύσσειν, διαγγέλλειν τὴν β., Luke 4:43, Luke 9:2, Luke 9:60; ἤγγικεν ἡ β., Matthew 3:2, Mark 1:15; κλεῖς τῆς β., Matthew 16:19; κλείειν τὴν β., Matthew 23:14; υἱοὶ τῆς β., Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:38.