Dictionary of Biblical Words:
Believers are made kings and priests unto God (Rev. 5:10, Peter 2, &c). Already they exercise the functions of priests in offering sacrifices to God (Heb. 13), and they will reign as kings with Christ. But if they have this high place toward God, in connection with the world, they are pilgrims and strangers.
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(tribe). Title of Hebrew rulers from Saul to Zedekiah, B. C. 1095-588. Other rulers (Gen. 36:31; Ex. 3:19; Num. 31:8). Supreme ruler (1 Tim. 1:17; 6:15).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Transliteration:
basileus
Meaning:
probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)