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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #936 - βασιλεύω

Transliteration

basileúō

Phonetics

bas-il-yoo'-o

Root Word (Etymology)

from (G935)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

1:590,97

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to be king, to exercise kingly power, to reign
1. of the governor of a province
2. of the rule of the Messiah
3. of the reign of Christians in the millennium
metaph. to exercise the highest influence, to control

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3427 ‑ יָשַׁב (yaw‑shab'); 4427 ‑ מָלַךְ (maw‑lak'); 4428 ‑ מֶלֶךְ (meh'‑lek);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (23)

Matthew 1

Luke 3

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 3

1 Timothy 1

Revelation 7

NAS (23)

Matthew 1

Luke 3

Romans 6

1 Corinthians 5

1 Timothy 1

Revelation 7

HCS (21)

Matthew 1

Luke 3

Romans 6

1 Corinthians 3

1 Timothy 1

Revelation 7

BSB (21)

Matthew 1

Luke 3

Romans 6

1 Corinthians 3

1 Timothy 1

Revelation 7

ESV (21)

Matthew 1

Luke 3

Romans 6

1 Corinthians 3

1 Timothy 1

Revelation 7

WEB (23)

Matthew 1

Luke 3

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 3

1 Timothy 1

Revelation 7

KJV (23)

Let 1

kings 2

might 1

reign 13

reigned 5

reigneth 1

NAS (23)

become 2

kings 3

reign 12

reigned 4

reigning 1

reigns 1

HCS (21)

man to rule 1

to rule 1

He will reign 2

You have begun to reign as kings 1

has begun to reign 1

have begun to reign 1

of kings 1

reign 3

reigned 4

they will reign 3

was ruling over 1

will reign 1

you did reign 1

BSB (21)

He will reign 2

do not let sin control 1

have begun to reign 1

kings 1

might reign 1

reign 2

reigned 4

reigns 1

they will reign 2

to rule 2

was reigning in 1

will reign 1

you have become kings 1

you really were kings 1

ESV (21)

kings 2

reign 13

reigned 4

reigning 1

reigns 1

WEB (23)

He will reign 1

They will reign 1

You have come to reign 1

he will reign 1

let 1

man to reign 1

might 1

of kings 1

reign 4

reigned 5

reigns 1

to reign 1

was reigning 1

we will reign 1

will reign 1

you did reign 1

RAH

V-AAD2S 9

V-AAD3S 1

V-AAI1S 3

V-AAI2P 4

V-AAI2S 4

V-AAI3P 16

V-AAI3S 192

V-AAN 20

V-AAPAPM 1

V-AAPNPM 2

V-AAPNSM 1

V-AAS2S 2

V-FAI1P 2

V-FAI1S 2

V-FAI2S 5

V-FAI3S 17

V-PAD2S 1

V-PAI1S 1

V-PAI3P 1

V-PAI3S 13

V-PAN 35

V-PAPASM 2

V-PAPGSM 9

V-PAPGSN 1

V-PAPNSF 1

V-PAPNSM 7

V-PMPDSF 1

V-XAI3S 1

ANT

V-AAI-2P 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-3P 4

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

BEZ

V-AAI-2P 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-3P 3

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

BGB

V-AIA-2P 2

V-AIA-2S 1

V-AIA-3P 1

V-AIA-3S 4

V-ANA 2

V-ASA-3S 1

V-FIA-3P 4

V-FIA-3S 2

V-PIA-3S 1

V-PMA-3S 1

V-PNA 1

V-PPA-GMP 1

BMT

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-3P 4

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

BYZ

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-3P 4

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

ELZ

V-AAI-2P 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-3P 3

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

NA26

CONJ 1

V-AAI-2P 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-3P 3

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAD-3S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAPGPM 1

SBL

V-2AAIP 2

V-2AAIS 1

V-3AAIP 1

V-3AAIS 4

V-3AASS 1

V-3FAIP 4

V-3FAIS 2

V-3PADS 1

V-3PAIS 1

V-AAN 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAPGPM 1

SCV

V-AAI-2P 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-3P 3

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

STV

V-AAI-2P 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-3P 3

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

TIS

V-AAI-2P 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-3P 4

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-AAI-2P 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-1P 1

V-FAI-3P 3

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-AAI-2P 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 4

V-AAN 2

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FAI-3P 4

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

βᾰσῐλ-εύω,

1. to be king, rule, reign, οὐ μέν πως πάντες βασιλεύσομεν ἐνθάδ' Ἀχαιοί Il. 2.203; ἶσον ἐμοὶ βασίλευε 9.616; ἐν ὑμῖν.. βασίλευε was king among you, Od. 2.47; ὄφρ' Ἰθάκης κατὰ δῆμον.. βασιλεύοι 22.52; also of a woman, ἢ βασίλευεν ὑπὸ Πλάκῳ reigned as queen, Il. 6.425; ἡ δὲ Πύλου βασίλευε Od. 11.285: in aor., to have become king, Hdt. 2.2: c. gen., to be king of, rule over, ἐν.. Ἰθάκῃ βασιλεύσει Ἀχαιῶν Od. 1.401, etc.; βασιλεύοντος βασιλέων Ἀρσάκου PAvrom. 1 A 1: c. dat., to be king among, Γιγάντεσσιν βασίλευεν Od. 7.59; later β. ἐπὶ τὰς δύο βασιλείας LXX 1 Maccabees 1:16 : — Pass., to be governed by a king, Pl. R. 576d, 576e,al., Arist. Pol. 1284b39, etc.: c.acc. cogn., βασιλείαν πασῶν δικαιοτάτην βασιλεύεσθαι Pl. Lg. 680e: generally, to be governed or administered, Pi. P. 4.106, etc.; ὑπὸ νόμου Lys. 2.19: hence, submit to the king, Plu. Sull. 12. to be ἄρχων β. at Athens, Isoc. 18.5, IG 12.7[*]6, al.; of other magistrates, SIG 709 (Chersonesus), 1054 (Samothrace). later ἡ βασιλεύουσα πόλις the imperial city, of Rome, Ath. 3.98c, cf. CPHerm. 125ii3.

2. enjoy as master, τῶ χρυσῶ β. Theoc. 21.60 codd.

3. abs., live royally, β. ἐν πενίᾳ Plu. 2.101d, cf. 1 Corinthians 4:8.

II causal, appoint as king, τινά LXX Jd. 9.6; but β. τισὶ βασιλέα make them a king, ib. 1 Samuel 8:22; 1 Samuel 12:1.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

βασιλεύω; future βασιλεύσω; 1 aorist ἐβασίλευσα; βασιλεύς); — in Greek writings (from Homer down) with the genitive or dative, in the sacred writings, after the Hebrew (עַל מָשַׁל), followed by ἐπί with the genitive of place, Matthew 2:22 (where L T WH omit; Tr brackets ἐπί); Revelation 5:10; followed by ἐπί with the accusative of the person, Luke 1:33; Luke 19:14, 27; Romans 5:14; (cf. Winers Grammar, 206 (193f); Buttmann, 169 (147)) — to be king, to exercise kingly power, to reign: universally, 1 Timothy 6:15; Luke 19:14, 27; of the governor of a country, although not possessing kingly rank, Matthew 2:22; of God, Revelation 11:15, 17; Revelation 19:6; of the rule of Jesus, the Messiah, Luke 1:33; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Revelation 11:15; of the reign of Christians in the millennium, Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:4, 6; Revelation 22:5; hence, Paul transfers the word to denote the supreme moral dignity, liberty, blessedness, which will be enjoyed by Christ's redeemed ones: Romans 5:17 (cf. DeWette and Thol. at the passage); 1 Corinthians 4:8. Metaphorically, to exercise the highest influence, to control: Romans 5:14, 17, 21; Romans 6:12. The aorist βασίλευσα denotes I obtained royal power, became king, have come to reign, in 1 Corinthians 4:8 (cf. Winers Grammar, 302 (283); Buttmann, 215 (185)); Revelation 11:17; Revelation 19:6 (as often in the Sept. and secular writings; cf. Grimm on 1 Macc., p. 11; Breitenbach or Kühner, on Xenophon, mem. 1, 1, 18; on the aorist to express entrance into a state, see Bernhardy (1829), p. 382; Krüger, § 53, 5, 1; (Kühner, § 386, 5; Goodwin § 19 N. 1)). (Compare: συμβασιλεύω.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

βασιλεύω ,

(< βασιλεύς ),

[in LXX for H4427, its parts and derivatives, exc. 2 Kings 15:5 (H3427);]

to be king, to reign, rule: 1 Timothy 6:15; c. gen. (cl.), Matthew 2:22; seq. ἐπί c. acc (= Heb. H5921 H4427; Bl., § 36, 8), Luke 1:33; Luke 19:14; Luke 19:27, Romans 5:14; ἐπὶ τ . γῆς , on earth, Revelation 5:10; of God, Revelation 11:15; Revelation 11:17; Revelation 19:6; of Christ, Luke 1:33, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Revelation 11:15; of Christians, Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:4 (constative aor., M, Pr., 130), Revelation 20:6 Revelation 22:5. Metaph., Christians, Romans 5:17, 1 Corinthians 4:8; θάνατος , Romans 5:14; Romans 5:17; ἁμαρτία , Romans 5:21; Romans 6:12. Ingressive aor. (M, Pr., 109), to begin to reign: 1 Corinthians 4:8, Revelation 11:17; Revelation 19:6 (Cremer, 137).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

A good example of the ingressive aorist is afforded by the new Agraphon as restored by the editors—P Oxy IV. 654.8 θαμ ]βηθεὶς βασιλεύσει κα [ὶ βασιλεύσας ἀναπα ]ήσεται , ";astonished he shall reach the Kingdom, and having reached the Kingdom he shall rest"; : see Proleg. p. 130. The verb is used to render the Persian title (see under βασιλεύς ) in P Saïd Khan 1 (a).1 (B.C. 88) βασιλεύοντος βασιλέων Αρσάκου : 1 (b).1 and 2.1 (B.C. 22–1) have the same formula. CPHerm 125ii. 3 (A.D. 260–8) διατρίβοντός σο [υ ] ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλευούση [ς Ῥώμης supplies an illustration for Revelation 18:7. For the relation of the Pauline conception of ";the saint as king"; (Romans 5:17, 2 Timothy 2:12) to the Greek philosophic ideal, see Ramsay Teaching, p. 157 ff.

List of Word Forms

βασίλευε βασιλευει βασιλεύει βασιλευειν βασιλεύειν βασιλευετω βασιλευέτω βασιλευομένη βασιλεύοντα βασιλεύοντος βασιλευοντων βασιλευόντων βασιλεύουσι βασιλευουσιν βασιλευσαι βασιλεύσαι βασιλεῦσαι βασιλεύσαντας βασιλεύσαντες βασιλεύσαντος βασιλευσάτω βασιλευσει βασιλεύσει βασιλεύσειν βασιλεύσεις βασιλευση βασιλεύση βασιλεύσῃ βασιλεύσης βασιλεύσομεν βασίλευσον βασιλεύσουσι βασιλευσουσιν βασιλεύσουσιν βασιλεύσω βασιλεύω βασιλεύων βασίλευων βεβασίλευκεν εβασιλεύειν εβασίλευκε εβασίλευσα εβασίλευσά εβασιλευσαν εβασίλευσαν ἐβασίλευσαν εβασιλευσας εβασίλευσας εβασίλευσάς ἐβασίλευσας εβασιλευσατε εβασιλεύσατε ἐβασιλεύσατε εβασίλευσε εβασιλευσεν εβασίλευσεν ἐβασίλευσεν basileuei basileúei basileuein basileúein basileueto basileuetō basileuéto basileuétō basileuonton basileuontōn basileuónton basileuóntōn basileusai basileûsai basileuse basileusē basileusei basileúsei basileúsēi basileusousin basileúsousin ebasileusan ebasíleusan ebasileusas ebasíleusas ebasileusate ebasileúsate ebasileusen ebasíleusen