ἡγέομαι hēgeomai · G2233

to govern

ἡγέομαι, -οῦμαι depon. mid., ; [in LXX (chiefly Pres. ptcp.) for נָגִיד, רֹאשׁ, שַׂר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to lead; (a) to guide, go before; (b) to rule, be leader: present ptcp., ἡγούενος, a ruler, leader (MM, Exp., xiv), Mat.2:6 (LXX), Luk.22:26, Act.7:10 14:12 15:22, Heb.13:7, 17 13:24. ; 2. to suppose, believe, consider, think (Hdt., Soph., al.; of. Lat. duco): with dupl. accusative, Act.26:2, Php.2:3, 6 3:7, 1Ti.1:12 6:1, Heb.10:29 11:11, 26, 2Pe.1:13 2:13 3:9 3:15; with accusative before ὡς, with accusative, 2Th.3:15; with accusative before adv., 1Th.5:13; ὅταν, Jas.1:2; ἀναγκαῖον, with inf., 2Co.9:5, Php.2:25; δίκαιον, with inf., 2Pe.1:13; with accusative and inf., Php.3:8 (of. δι-, ἐκ-δι-, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἡγέομαι, ; Doric dialect ἁγ- (irregular present participle ἁγώμενος []imperfect ἡγούμην[], Ionic dialect -εύμην[]: future ἡγήσομαι []: aorist 1 ἡγησάμην []aorist 1 ἡγήθην[]: perfect ἥγημαι []:—go before, lead the way, ὣς εἰπὼν ἡγεῖθ᾽, ἡ δ᾽ ἕσπετο Παλλὰς 'Αθήνη []: Astron., precede in the daily movement, [] ; b with dative person, Τρωσὶ ποτὶ πτόλιν ἡγήσασθαι [] ; c with ὁδόν added, ὁδὸν ἡγήσασθαι to go before on the way, [] ; d with accusative loci, ἥ οἱ.. πόλιν ἡγήσαιτο who might guide him to …

Where it's used 28 times

Matthew 2:6 · Luke 22:26 · Acts 7:10 · Acts 14:12 · Acts 15:22 · Acts 26:2 · 2 Corinthians 9:5 · Philippians 2:3 · Philippians 2:6 · Philippians 2:25 · Philippians 3:7 · Philippians 3:8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:13 · 2 Thessalonians 3:15 · 1 Timothy 1:12 · 1 Timothy 6:1 · Hebrews 10:29 · Hebrews 11:11 · Hebrews 11:26 · Hebrews 13:7 · Hebrews 13:17 · Hebrews 13:24 · James 1:2 · 2 Peter 1:13 · 2 Peter 2:13 · 2 Peter 3:9 · 2 Peter 3:15 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G2233; TFLSJ G2233

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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