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GreekG0936Verb

βασιλεύω

basileuō

18Occurrences
G0936Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to rule (literally or figuratively)

from G935 (βασιλεύς);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to be king, to reign, rule.); with accusative (= Heb. מלךְ על; Bl., §36, 8) ; ἐπὶ γῆς, on earth; of God; of Christ,; of Christians (constative aor., M, Pr., 130). Metaphorical, Christians; θάνατος; ἁμαρτία. Ingressive aor., to begin to reign.
LXX: for מלךְ, its parts and derivatives, exc. 4 (ישׁב)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

βασιλεύω appears 18 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
7
Romans
4
Luke
3
1 Corinthians
2
1 Timothy
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:25BSB

For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

Luke 1:33BSB

and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

Matthew 2:22BSB

But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

Revelation 19:6BSB

And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out:“Hallelujah!For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

Revelation 22:5BSB

There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

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