Basileúō — G936

G936 · Greek — βασιλεύω

Pronunciation: bas-il-yoo'-o

Definition

verb

to rule (literally or figuratively)

  1. — to be king, to exercise kingly power, to reign
  2. of the governor of a country, although not possessing kingly rank
  3. of the rule of Jesus, the Messiah
  4. of the reign of Christians in the millennium

Usually translated as

reign, king

Origin

from G935

Occurrences

Basileúō occurs 21 times in 18 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (3), Romans (4), 1 Corinthians (2), 1 Timothy (1), Revelation (7)

Strong's Lexicon — B