Strong's Greek · G936
G936 basileúō
βασιλεύω
bas-il-yoo'-o
to reign
Looking for Hebrew H936 bûwz? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G936. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
basileúō appears 21 times in Scripture, including Matthew 2:22 and Luke 1:33. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to rule (literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version
king, reign
Derivation
from G935 (βασιλεύς);
Appears 21 times in Scripture
“But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,”
“Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!”
“Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.”
“For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!”
“so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
“For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.”
“and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!””
“Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
