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Lexicon :: Strong's G936 - basileuō

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βασιλεύω
Transliteration
basileuō (Key)
Pronunciation
bas-il-yoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
21x in 12 unique form(s) TR
21x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
335x in 29 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:590,97

Strong’s Definitions

βασιλεύω basileúō, bas-il-yoo'-o; from G935; to rule (literally or figuratively):—king, reign.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G936 in the following manner: reign (20x), king (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G936 in the following manner: reign (20x), king (1x).

  1. to be king, to exercise kingly power, to reign

    1. of the governor of a province

    2. of the rule of the Messiah

    3. of the reign of Christians in the millennium

  2. metaph. to exercise the highest influence, to control

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βασιλεύω basileúō, bas-il-yoo'-o; from G935; to rule (literally or figuratively):—king, reign.
STRONGS G936:
βασιλεύω; future βασιλεύσω; 1 aorist ἐβασίλευσα; (βασιλεύς); — in Greek writings [from Homer down] with the genitive or dative, in the sacred writings, after the Hebrew (עַל מָשַׁל), followed by ἐπί with the genitive of place, Matthew 2:22 (where L T WH omit; Tr brackets ἐπί); Revelation 5:10; followed by ἐπί with the accusative of the person, Luke 1:33; Luke 19:14, 27; Romans 5:14; [cf. Winers Grammar, 206 (193f); Buttmann, 169 (147)] — to be king, to exercise kingly power, to reign: universally, 1 Timothy 6:15; Luke 19:14, 27; of the governor of a country, although not possessing kingly rank, Matthew 2:22; of God, Revelation 11:15, 17; Revelation 19:6; of the rule of Jesus, the Messiah, Luke 1:33; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Revelation 11:15; of the reign of Christians in the millennium, Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:4, 6; Revelation 22:5; hence Paul transfers the word to denote the supreme moral dignity, liberty, blessedness, which will be enjoyed by Christ's redeemed ones: Romans 5:17 (cf. DeWette and Thol. at the passage); 1 Corinthians 4:8. Metaphorically, to exercise the highest influence, to control: Romans 5:14, 17, 21; Romans 6:12. The aorist ἐβασίλευσα denotes I obtained royal power, became king, have come to reign, in 1 Corinthians 4:8 [cf. Winers Grammar, 302 (283); Buttmann, 215 (185)]; Revelation 11:17; Revelation 19:6 (as often in the Sept. and secular writings; cf. Grimm on 1 Macc., p. 11; Breitenbach or Kühner, on Xenophon, mem. 1, 1, 18; on the aorist to express entrance into a state, see Bernhardy, p. 382; Krüger, § 53, 5, 1; [Kühner, § 386, 5; Goodwin § 19 N. 1]). [Compare: συμβασιλεύω.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:22; 2:22
Luke
1:33; 1:33; 19:14; 19:14; 19:27; 19:27
Romans
5:14; 5:14; 5:17; 5:17; 5:21; 6:12
1 Corinthians
4:8; 4:8; 15:25
1 Timothy
6:15
Revelation
5:10; 5:10; 11:15; 11:15; 11:17; 11:17; 19:6; 19:6; 20:4; 20:6; 22:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G936 matches the Greek βασιλεύω (basileuō),
which occurs 21 times in 18 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:22 - But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea [fn]in place of his father Herod [the Great], he was afraid to go there. Then being warned by God in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:33 - and He will reign over the house of Jacob (Israel) forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:14 - “But his citizens [the residents of his new kingdom] hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be a king over us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:27 - “[The king ended by saying,] ‘But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in my presence.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:14 - Yet death ruled [over mankind] from Adam to Moses [the Lawgiver], even over those who had not sinned [fn]as Adam did. Adam is a type of Him (Christ) who was to come [but in reverse—Adam brought destruction, Christ brought salvation].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:17 - For if by the trespass of the one (Adam), death reigned through the one (Adam), much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in [eternal] life through the One, Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:21 - so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness which brings eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:12 -

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts and passions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:8 -

[You behave as if] you are already filled [with spiritual wisdom and in need of nothing more]. Already you have become rich [in spiritual gifts]! You [in your conceit] have ascended your thrones and become kings without us; and how I wish [that it were true and] that you did reign as kings, so that we might reign with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:25 - For Christ must reign [as King] until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:15 - which He will bring about in His own time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign [the absolute Ruler], the King of those who reign as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:10 -

“You have made them to be a kingdom [of royal subjects] and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:15 -

Then the seventh angel sounded [his trumpet]; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,

“The kingdom (dominion, rule) of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:17 - saying,

“To You we give thanks, O Lord God Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all], Who are and Who were, because You have taken Your great power and the sovereignty [which is rightly Yours] and have [now] begun to reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:6 - Then I heard something like the shout of a vast multitude, and like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of mighty peals of thunder, saying,

“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:4 -

And then I saw thrones, and sitting on them were those to whom judgment [that is, the authority to act as judges] was given. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had refused to worship the beast or his image, and had not accepted his mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:6 - [fn]Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) and holy is the person who takes part in the first resurrection; over these the second death [which is eternal separation from God, the lake of fire] has no power or authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and they will reign with Him a thousand years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - And there will no longer be night; they have no need for lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign [as kings] forever and ever.
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