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GreekG2232Noun (Masculine)

ἡγεμών

hēgemōn

21Occurrences
G2232Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province

from G2233 (ἡγέομαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a leader, guide.
2.a commander.
3.a governor of a province (pro­consul, proprietor, legate, or procurator; but cf. ἀνθύπατος)
4.For Heb. *אַלְפֵי *(LXX, χίλιαι) misread אַלֻּפֵי, leaders
LXX: for אַלּוּף, שַׂר, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ἡγεμών appears 21 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
10
Acts
7
Luke
2
1 Peter
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 2:14BSB

or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

Acts 23:34BSB

The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

Luke 20:20BSB

So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

Matthew 27:2BSB

They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

Matthew 27:21BSB

“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.“Barabbas,” they replied.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.