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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”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
21 occurrences in the Greek text, first 18 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 4:8 V-AAI-2P1 Corinthians 15:25 V-PAN1 Timothy 6:15 V-PAP-GPMLuke 1:33 V-FAI-3SLuke 19:14 V-AANLuke 19:27 V-AANMatthew 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
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.