1 Corinthians 15:25:41 Cor.15.25.W4TAB
βασιλεύειν
basileuein
“to reign”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEU-ein
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEU-ehn
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu.ein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to reign
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEU-ein
- sentence
de-EI gar au-TON ba-si-LEU-ein A-khri hou thÊ PAN-tas tous ekh-THROUS hy-PO tous PO-das au-TOU
Exegesis
The infinitive basileuein {βασιλεύειν | basileúein} functions as the complement of dei, with the accusative pronoun auton {αὐτόν | autón} ‘him’ as its logical subject, referring to Christ.
Root and etymology
basileuobeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to rule as king”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:25
For it is necessary for Him to reign until He has placed all the enemies under His feet.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 15:25, so the Greek word βασιλεύειν (basileuein) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.15.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.25.W4.S1) and character.