βασιλεύω basileuō

Greek word for “to reign” · Strong’s G936 · used 21 times in 18 verses

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Meaning

βασιλεύω, (βασιλεύς);

How it is translated

Glosses given for basileuō in context, with how often each is used:

• will reign 6
• reigned 5
• reign 3
• rules 1
• may reign 1
• should reign 1
• did reign 1
• being kings 1
• began to reign 1
• has reigned 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Romans 5 (3), Luke 19 (2), Revelation 11 (2), Revelation 20 (2), Matthew 2 (1), Luke 1 (1), Romans 6 (1), 1 Corinthians 4 (1), 1 Corinthians 15 (1), 1 Timothy 6 (1)

Forms

• ἐβασίλευσεν 4
• βασιλεύσουσιν 4
• βασιλεύσει 2
• βασιλεῦσαι 2
• ἐβασιλεύσατε 2
• βασιλεύει 1
• βασιλεύσῃ 1
• βασιλευέτω 1
• βασιλεύειν 1
• βασιλευόντων 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with basileuō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• θάνατος thanatos “death” 4
• παντοκράτωρ pantokratōr “almighty” 2
• χίλιοι chilioi “thousand” 2
• αἰών aiōn “an age” 3
• βασιλεία basileia “kingdom” 3
• ἱερεύς hiereus “priest” 2
• ἐχθρός echthros “enemy” 2
• μέρος meros “part” 2
• λαμβάνω lambanō “to take” 3
• ἔτος etos “year” 2
• μακάριος makarios “blessed” 2
• δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē “righteousness” 2

Key verses

The verses using basileuō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 19:14 — But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
• Luke 19:27 — But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
• Romans 5:17 — For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one,…
• Romans 5:21 — That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 6:12 — Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
• 1 Corinthians 4:8 — Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
• 1 Corinthians 15:25 — For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
• Revelation 11:15 — And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his…
• Revelation 11:17 — Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
• Revelation 19:6 — And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord…
• Revelation 20:4 — And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for…
• Revelation 22:5 — And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.