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basileuō G936

βασιλεύω (basileuō) means “to reign” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

βασιλεύω Greek · G936 20 tagged occurrences in 17 verses

Pronunciation guide: bas-il-yoo'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0936

βασιλεύω · basileuō · to reign

βασιλεύω, (βασιλεύς), [in LXX for מלךְ, its parts and derivatives, exc. 4Ki.15:5 (ישׁב) ;] to be king, to reign, rule: 1Ti.6:15; with genitive (cl.), Mat.2:22; before ἐπί, with accusative (= Heb. מלךְ על; Bl., §36, 8), Luk.1:33 19:14, 27 Rom.5:14; ἐπὶ τ. γῆς, on earth, Rev.5:10; of God, Rev.11:15, 17 19:6; of Christ, Luk.1:33, 1Co.15:25, Rev.11:15; of Christians, Rev.5:10 20:4 (constative aor., M, Pr., 130), ib. 6 22:5. Metaphorical, Christians, Rom.5:17, 1Co.4:8; θάνατος, Rom.5:14, 17; ἁμαρτία, Rom.5:21 6:12. Ingressive aor. (M, Pr., 109), to begin to reign: 1Co.4:8, Rev.11:17 19:6 (Cremer, 137).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I rule, reign, (b) I reign over.

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How translators render G936

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
reigned 4
he will reign 2
reign 2
they will reign 2
to rule 2
do not let sin reign 1
have begun to reign 1
kings 1
might reign 1
reigns 1
was reigning in 1
will reign 1
you have become kings 1
you really were kings 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
reign 3
reigned 3
he shall reign 2
shall reign 2
did reign 1
hast reigned 1
hath reigned 1
might 1
of kings 1
reigneth 1
should reign 1
they shall reign 1
to reign 1
we shall reign 1
ye have reigned as kings 1

Verses containing G936

Page 1 of 1. 17 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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,

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  2. Luke 1:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  3. Luke 19:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

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  4. Luke 19:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

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  5. Romans 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.

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  6. Romans 5:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!

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  7. Romans 5:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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  8. Romans 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  9. 1 Corinthians 4:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!

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  10. 1 Corinthians 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  11. 1 Timothy 6:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

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  12. Revelation 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom 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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  13. Revelation 11:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.

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  14. Revelation 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  15. Revelation 20:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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  16. Revelation 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

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  17. Revelation 22:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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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