βασιλεύσῃ

basileúō

might reign

To exercise royal authority, to act as king or queen; to reign, occupy the office and functions of a monarch. The core meaning is to possess or exercise kingly power, whether in a literal, political sense (to rule over a territory as a monarch), in transferred or figurative usage (to have dominant or supreme authority), or metaphorically (of overpowering forces or principles).

G936

Romans 5:21 · Word #13

Lexicon G936

Lemmaβασιλεύω
Transliterationbasileúō
Strong'sG936
DefinitionTo exercise royal authority, to act as king or queen; to reign, occupy the office and functions of a monarch. The core meaning is to possess or exercise kingly power, whether in a literal, political sense (to rule over a territory as a monarch), in transferred or figurative usage (to have dominant or supreme authority), or metaphorically (of overpowering forces or principles).

Morphology V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasemight reign
Literalmight-reign

Lexical Info

Lemmaβασιλεύω
Strong'sG936

SIBI-P1 Translation G936-06

may reign as king

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/undefined aspect), active voice, subjunctive mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe verb denotes exercising royal authority derived from βασιλεύς (king). The aorist active subjunctive, third singular, expresses a simple or potential act of reigning: "he/she/it may reign as king."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

may reign as king

Same as P1Yes
RationaleSubjunctive verb here expresses potential/result of gracious favor reigning; P1 is accurate in context.
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