Senses
1. kingdom, reign, royal dominion — The domain, rule, or sovereign authority of a king; encompasses both the abstract concept of royal power and the concrete territory over which a king reigns. Singular and plural forms represent the same lexical meaning with only grammatical number variation (160 singular + 3 plural occurrences). Multilingual evidence: spa 'reino/reinos,' hin 'राज्य/राज्यों,' arb 'مَلَكوتِ/مَمَالِكِ,' kor '나라/나라들,' swa 'ufalme/falme.' Overwhelmingly used in the phrase 'kingdom of God' or 'kingdom of heaven' in the Synoptics and John, but also of earthly kingdoms (Matt 4:8, 12:25-26; Luke 4:5; Rev 11:15, 16:10). The plural 'kingdoms' (Matt 4:8, Luke 4:5, Rev 11:15) refers to multiple earthly realms but shares the same core semantics. 163×
AR["الْمَلَكُوتِ","مَلَكوتَ","مَلَكوتُ","مَلَكوتُكَ","مَلَكوتِ","مَلَكُوتَ","مَلَكُوتُ","مَلَكُوتِ","مَملَكَةٍ","مَملَكَتُهُ"]·ben["রাজ্য","রাজ্যে","রাজ্যের","রাজ্যের,"]·DE["Reich"]·EN["kingdom"]·FR["royaume"]·heb["מַלְכוּת","מַמְלַכְתּוֹ","מַמְלָכָה"]·HI["रअजय","रअजय-मेइन","राज्य","राज्य-का","राज्य-की","राज्य-के","राज्य-को","राज्य-में"]·ID["Kerajaan","kerajaan","kerajaan,"]·IT["regno"]·jav["Kraton","Kratoning","Kratoning-Swarga,","Kratonipun","Kratonnipun,","kraton"]·KO["나라","나라-가","나라가"]·PT["reino"]·RU["Царства","Царстве","Царство","царство"]·ES["reino"]·SW["Ufalme","ufalme","ufalme,"]·TR["krallık","krallığı","krallığın","krallığına","krallığında","krallığını"]·urd["بادشاہت","بادشاہی","بادشاہی-کی"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
βᾰσιλ-είᾱ, Ionic dialect βᾰσιλ-ηΐη, ἡ, kingdom, dominion, Refs 5th c.BC+; hereditary monarchy, opposed to τυραννίς, ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς γέρασι πατρικαὶ β. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ πρώτη πολιτεία μετὰ τὰς β. after the age of monarchies, NT __2 kingly office, β. καὶ στρατηγία Refs 4th c.BC+ __3 at Athens, the office of the archon βασιλεύς, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __4 passive, being ruled by a king, τῆς ὑπ᾽ ἐκείνου…