Words the Bible translates as reign
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 10 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- basileiaβασιλείαkingship: the activity and authority of reigning as king, rather than the land ruled
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- realm: the domain, people, or organized state over which a king rules
- basileuōβασιλεύωto reign as king: to hold the throne and exercise royal power over others
- malakhמָלַךְto be king: to hold and exercise royal rule, or to come to the throne
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- to make someone king: to put a person on the throne, to crown
- to take counsel, to consult with oneself before acting
- mamlakhahמַמְלָכָהa kingdom: either the concrete realm of a king (territory, nation, political domain) or the authority and institution of royal rule itself
- malkhutמַלְכוּתkingship: the power, period, and realm of a king, and the things that belong to him as king
- mashalמָשַׁלto rule: to hold and actively exercise authority over someone or something
- malkhuמַלְכוּa kingdom; also kingship, royal power, and reign.
- mamlakhutמַמְלָכוּתthe rule of one named king or royal house: the realm he governed, the royal power he held, or the years he reigned
- hēgemoniaἡγεμονίαreignnot studied yet
- surשׂוּרto reignnot studied yet
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