◄ 2232. hégemón ►
Lexicon hégemón: Governor, leader, ruler, official Original Word: ἡγεμών Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: hégemón Pronunciation: hay-gay-MONE Phonetic Spelling: (hayg-em-ohn') Definition: Governor, leader, ruler, official Meaning: a leader, guide; a commander; a governor (of a province); plur: leaders. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance governor, prince, ruler. From hegeomai; a leader, i.e. Chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province -- governor, prince, ruler. see GREEK hegeomai NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from hégeomai Definition a leader, governor NASB Translation governor (14), governor's (1), governors (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2232: ἡγεμών ἡγεμών, ἡγεμόνος, ὁ (ἡγέομαι), in classical Greek a word of very various signification: a leader of any kind, a guide, ruler, prefect, president, chief, general, commander, sovereign; in the N. T. specifically: 1. "a 'legatus Caesaris,' an officer administering a province in the name and with the authority of the Roman emperor; the governor of a province": Matthew 10:18; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; 1 Peter 2:14. 2. a procurator (Vulg.praeses; Luth.Landpfleger), an officer who was attached to a proconsul or a propraetor and had charge of the imperial revenues; in causes relating to these revenues he administered justice, (called ἐπίτροπος, διοικητής, in secular authors). In the smaller provinces also, which were so to speak appendages of the greater, he discharged the functions of governor of the province; and such was the relation of the procurator of Judaea to the proconsul of Syria (cf. Krebs, Observations, p. 61ff; Fischer, De vitiis lexamples etc., p. 432ff; Winers RWB under the word Procuratoren; Sieffert in Herzog 2 under the word Landpfleger; Krenkel in Schenkel 4:7; (BB. DD. under the word )); so of Pilate, Felix, Festus: Matthew 27:2, 11, 14f, (R G L Tr marginal reading), ; ; Luke 20:20; Acts 23:24, 26, 33; Acts 24:1, 10; Acts 26:30; Πιλᾶτος ὁ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἡγεμών, Josephus, Antiquities 18, 3, 1; (Tacitus, ann. 15, 44 Christus Tiberio imperitante per procuratorem Pontium Pilatum supplicio adfectus erat). 3. first, leading, chief: so of a principal town as the capital of the region, Matthew 2:6, where the meaning is, 'Thou art by no means least among the chief cities of Judah;' others less aptly (Bleek also ((where?); in his (posthumous) Synoptative Erklärung etc. 1:119 he repudiates this interpretation (ascribed by him to Hofmann, Weiss. u. Erfüll. 2:56))), 'Thou shalt by no means be regarded as least among i. e. by the princes, the nobles, of the state.' The saying is taken from Micah 5:2 (1), where the Hebrew בְּאַלְפֵי (which the Sept. give correctly, ἐν χιλιασι) seems to have been read בְּאַלֻּפֵי by the Evangelist (cf. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 206). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hēgeomai), meaning "to lead" or "to guide." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of a governor or ruler in the Hebrew Bible is often represented by terms such as נָגִיד (nagid, Strong's Hebrew 5057) and פֶּחָה (pechah, Strong's Hebrew 6346), which denote leaders or officials with authority over a region or people. These terms reflect similar roles of leadership and governance as seen in the Greek term ἡγεμών. Usage: The term ἡγεμών is used in the New Testament to refer to Roman governors or officials who held authority over provinces or regions. It is often associated with figures who played significant roles in the governance and judicial proceedings during the time of Jesus and the early church. Context: The term ἡγεμών appears in several key passages in the New Testament, primarily in the context of Roman governance. Notably, it is used to describe Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who presided over the trial of Jesus Christ. In Matthew 27:2 (BSB), it states, "And they bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor (ἡγεμών)." Pilate's role as ἡγεμών is crucial in the Passion narrative, as he is the official who ultimately authorizes the crucifixion of Jesus, despite his own hesitations and the warnings of his wife (Matthew 27:19, BSB). The term is also used in reference to other Roman officials, such as Felix and Festus, who are mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. In Acts 23:24 (BSB), Paul is sent to Felix the governor (ἡγεμών) for trial. These instances highlight the political and judicial structures of the Roman Empire, illustrating the interactions between early Christians and Roman authorities. The role of the ἡγεμών was significant in maintaining Roman order and law, and their decisions often had profound implications for the spread of Christianity. The New Testament portrayal of these figures provides insight into the challenges faced by early Christians and the complex relationship between the nascent church and the Roman state. Forms and Transliterations ηγεμονα ηγεμόνα ἡγεμόνα ηγεμονας ηγεμόνας ἡγεμόνας ηγεμόνες ηγεμονι ηγεμόνι ἡγεμόνι ηγεμονος ηγεμόνος ἡγεμόνος ηγεμονων ηγεμόνων ἡγεμόνων ηγεμοσιν ηγεμόσιν ἡγεμόσιν ηγεμων ηγεμών ἡγεμὼν ηγουμένους egemon ēgemōn egemona ēgemona egemonas ēgemonas egemoni ēgemoni egemonon ēgemonōn egemonos ēgemonos egemosin ēgemosin hegemon hegemṑn hēgemōn hēgemṑn hegemona hegemóna hēgemona hēgemóna hegemonas hegemónas hēgemonas hēgemónas hegemoni hegemóni hēgemoni hēgemóni hegemonon hegemónon hēgemonōn hēgemónōn hegemonos hegemónos hēgemonos hēgemónos hegemosin hegemósin hēgemosin hēgemósin Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 2:6 N-DMP GRK: ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα ἐκ KJV: among the princes of Juda: INT: among the rulers of Judah out Matthew 10:18 N-AMP GRK: καὶ ἐπὶ ἡγεμόνας δὲ καὶ NAS: before governors and kings KJV: before governors and INT: and before governors also and Matthew 27:2 N-DMS GRK: Πιλάτῳ τῷ ἡγεμόνι NAS: Him to Pilate the governor. KJV: to Pontius Pilate the governor. INT: Pilate the governor Matthew 27:11 N-GMS GRK: ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ ἡγεμόνος καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν NAS: before the governor, and the governor KJV: before the governor: and INT: before the governor and questioned Matthew 27:11 N-NMS GRK: αὐτὸν ὁ ἡγεμὼν λέγων Σὺ NAS: the governor, and the governor questioned KJV: and the governor asked INT: him the governor saying You Matthew 27:14 N-AMS GRK: θαυμάζειν τὸν ἡγεμόνα λίαν NAS: so the governor was quite KJV: insomuch that the governor marvelled INT: marveled the governor exceedingly Matthew 27:15 N-NMS GRK: εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα NAS: at [the] feast the governor was accustomed KJV: [that] feast the governor was wont INT: was accustomed the governor to release one Matthew 27:21 N-NMS GRK: δὲ ὁ ἡγεμὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς NAS: But the governor said to them, Which KJV: The governor answered and INT: moreover the governor said to them Matthew 27:27 N-GMS GRK: στρατιῶται τοῦ ἡγεμόνος παραλαβόντες τὸν NAS: the soldiers of the governor took KJV: the soldiers of the governor took INT: soldiers of the governor having taken with [them] Matthew 28:14 N-GMS GRK: ἐπὶ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος ἡμεῖς πείσομεν NAS: should come to the governor's ears, KJV: come to the governor's ears, we INT: by the governor we will persuade Mark 13:9 N-GMP GRK: καὶ ἐπὶ ἡγεμόνων καὶ βασιλέων NAS: before governors and kings KJV: before rulers and INT: and before governors and kings Luke 20:20 N-GMS GRK: ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος NAS: and the authority of the governor. KJV: and authority of the governor. INT: authority of the governor Luke 21:12 N-AMP GRK: βασιλεῖς καὶ ἡγεμόνας ἕνεκεν τοῦ NAS: kings and governors for My name's KJV: kings and rulers for my INT: kings and governors on account of the Acts 23:24 N-AMS GRK: Φήλικα τὸν ἡγεμόνα NAS: to Felix the governor. KJV: unto Felix the governor. INT: Felix the governor Acts 23:26 N-DMS GRK: τῷ κρατίστῳ ἡγεμόνι Φήλικι χαίρειν NAS: to the most excellent governor Felix, KJV: unto the most excellent governor Felix INT: to the most excellent governor Felix greetings Acts 23:33 N-DMS GRK: ἐπιστολὴν τῷ ἡγεμόνι παρέστησαν καὶ NAS: the letter to the governor, they also KJV: the epistle to the governor, presented INT: letter to the governor presented also Acts 24:1 N-DMS GRK: ἐνεφάνισαν τῷ ἡγεμόνι κατὰ τοῦ NAS: and they brought charges to the governor against KJV: informed the governor against INT: made a representation to the governor against Acts 24:10 N-GMS GRK: αὐτῷ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος λέγειν Ἐκ NAS: When the governor had nodded KJV: Paul, after that the governor had beckoned INT: to him the governor to speak For Acts 26:30 N-NMS GRK: καὶ ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἥ τε NAS: stood up and the governor and Bernice, KJV: and the governor, and INT: and the governor also 1 Peter 2:14 N-DMP GRK: εἴτε ἡγεμόσιν ὡς δι' NAS: or to governors as sent KJV: Or unto governors, as INT: or to governors as by Strong's Greek 2232 20 Occurrences ἡγεμὼν — 4 Occ. ἡγεμόνα — 2 Occ. ἡγεμόνας — 2 Occ. ἡγεμόνι — 4 Occ. ἡγεμόνων — 1 Occ. ἡγεμόνος — 5 Occ. ἡγεμόσιν — 2 Occ.