βασιλεύω basileuō · G0936

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

βᾰσῐλ-εύω, ; to be king, rule, reign, οὐ μέν πως πάντες βασιλεύσομεν ἐνθάδ᾽ Ἀχαιοί []; ἐν ὑμῖν.. βασίλευε was king among you, []; also of a woman, ἢ βασίλευεν ὑπὸ Πλάκῳ reigned as queen, []: in aorist, to have become king, []: with genitive, to be king of, rule over, ἐν.. Ἰθάκῃ βασιλεύσει Ἀχαιῶν []: with dative, to be king among, Γιγάντεσσιν βασίλευεν []:—passive, to be governed by a king, []: generally, to be governed or administered, []: hence, submit to the king, []; b to be ἄρχων β. at …

Where it's used 21 times

Matthew 2:22 · Luke 1:33 · Luke 19:14 · Luke 19:27 · Romans 5:14 · Romans 5:17 · Romans 5:21 · Romans 6:12 · 1 Corinthians 4:8 · 1 Corinthians 15:25 · 1 Timothy 6:15 · Revelation 5:10 · Revelation 11:15 · Revelation 11:17 · Revelation 19:6 · Revelation 20:4 · Revelation 20:6 · Revelation 22:5 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G0936; TFLSJ G0936

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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