ἡγεμών hēgemōn · G2232

ruler

ἡγεμών, -όνος, ὁ; (ἡγέομαι) [in LXX for אַלּוּף, שַׂר, etc. ; ] ; 1. a leader, guide. ; 2. a commander. ; 3. a governor of a province (proconsul, proprietor, legate, or procurator; but cf. ἀνθύπατος): Mat.10:18, Mrk.13:9, Luk.21:12, 1Pe.2:14; of the Procurator of Judæa, Mat.27:2, 11 27:14-15, 21 27:27 28:14, Luk.20:20, Act.23:24, 26 23:33 24:1, 10 26:30. ; 4. For Heb. אַלְפֵי (LXX, χίλιαι) misread אַלֻּפֵי, leaders: Mat.2:6 (OT).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἡγεμών, ; Doric dialect ἁγ-, Aeolic dialect ἀγίμων [], όνος, ; also ἡ, []:— one who leads; and so, ; I in [], guide, []; of a charioteer, []; I.2 one who does a thing first, shows the way to others, τοῖς νεωτέροις ἡ. ἠθῶν χρηστῶν γίγνεσθαι []: absolutely, of choir-leaders, Mnemos.[]; II in [], leader, commander, chief, opposed to λαοί, πληθύς, []; στρατηγὸς καὶ ἡ. τῶν 'Ελλήνων πρὸς τὸν βάρβαρον[]; ἔχοντες ἡγεμόνας τῶν πάνυ [στρατηγῶν] []; ={λοχαγός}, []; chief, sovereign, []; of the queen-bee …

Where it's used 22 times

Matthew 2:6 · Matthew 10:18 · Matthew 27:2 · Matthew 27:11 · Matthew 27:14 · Matthew 27:15 · Matthew 27:21 · Matthew 27:23 · Matthew 27:27 · Matthew 28:14 · Mark 13:9 · Luke 20:20 · Luke 21:12 · Acts 23:24 · Acts 23:26 · Acts 23:33 · Acts 23:34 · Acts 24:1 · Acts 24:10 · Acts 26:30 · 1 Peter 2:14 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G2232; TFLSJ G2232

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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