βασιλεύωbasileúō
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G936
Meanings
to be king, to reign, rule: 1 Timothy 6:15; with genitive (classical Greek), Matthew 2:22; followed by ἐπί, with accusative (= Heb. מלךְ על; 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, 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 aorist, to begin to reign: 1 Corinthians 4:8, Revelation 11:17, Revelation 19:6.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:22 But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee.
- Luke 1:33 And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”
- Luke 19:14 But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’
- Luke 19:27 And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’”
- Romans 5:14 Still, everyone died—from the time of Adam to the time of Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come.
- Romans 5:17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.