ἐβασίλευσεν
basileúō
reigned
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).
Romans 5:21 · Word #3
Lexicon G936
| Lemma | βασιλεύω |
| Transliteration | basileúō |
| Strong's | G936 |
| Definition | 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). |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 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 | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | reigned |
| Literal | reigned |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | βασιλεύω |
| Strong's | G936 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G936-12
he reigned as king
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular, denotes a simple completed past action: "he reigned." Adding "as king" preserves the root connection to βασιλεύς (king) and reflects the verb’s core sense of exercising royal authority. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he reigned as king
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "reigned as king". |