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βασιλεύω
basileúō · Greek · Strong's G936 · 21 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “reign”
What it means
to rule (literally or figuratively)
from G935 (βασιλεύς);
How the KJV renders it
king, reign
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“reign”
also renders hēgemonía (G2231), malkûw (H4437), malkûwth (H4438), mamlâkâh (H4467), mamlâkûwth (H4468), mâshal (H4910)
Answers that weigh this word
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
- Are the dead conscious, or do they sleep until the resurrection?
- Do believers spend eternity in heaven, or on a renewed earth?
- What happens to a person immediately after death?
Where it appears
21 occurrences in the Greek text, first 18 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 4:8 · V-AAI-2P
You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you!
1 Corinthians 15:25 · V-PAN
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
1 Timothy 6:15 · V-PAP-GPM
which at the right time he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Luke 1:33 · V-FAI-3S
and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
Luke 19:14 · V-AAN
But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’
Luke 19:27 · V-AAN
But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”
Matthew 2:22 V-PAI-3SRevelation 5:10 V-FAI-3PRevelation 11:15 V-FAI-3SRevelation 11:17 V-AAI-2SRevelation 19:6 V-AAI-3SRevelation 20:4 V-AAI-3PRevelation 20:6 V-FAI-3PRevelation 22:5 V-FAI-3PRomans 5:14 V-AAI-3SRomans 5:17 V-AAI-3SRomans 5:21 V-AAI-3SRomans 6:12 V-PAM-3S
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