ἡγεμών hēgemōn
Greek word for “ruler” · Strong’s G2232 · used 20 times in 19 verses
Meaning
ἡγεμών, -όνος, ὁ; (ἡγέομαι);
How it is translated
Glosses given for hēgemōn in context, with how often each is used:
- governor 15
- governors 4
- rulers 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 27 (6), Acts 23 (3), Acts 24 (2), Matthew 2 (1), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 28 (1), Mark 13 (1), Luke 20 (1), Luke 21 (1), Acts 26 (1)
Forms
- ἡγεμόνος 5
- ἡγεμόνι 4
- ἡγεμὼν 4
- ἡγεμόσιν 2
- ἡγεμόνας 2
- ἡγεμόνα 2
- ἡγεμόνων 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with hēgemōn more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- βασιλεύς basileus “king” 5
- ἕνεκα heneka, ehineken “because of” 3
- παραδίδωμι paradidōmi “to deliver” 4
- Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 4
- Φῆλιξ Phēlix “Felix” 2
- ἀπάγω apagō “to lead away” 2
- ὅστις hostis, hētis “who/which” 3
- μαρτύριον marturion “testimony” 2
- τε te “and/both” 3
- παρίστημι paristēmi “to stand by” 2
- ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 3
- συναγωγή sunagōgē “synagogue” 2
Key verses
The verses using hēgemōn that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 2:6 — And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
- Matthew 10:18 — And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
- Matthew 27:2 — And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
- Matthew 27:11 — And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
- Matthew 27:27 — Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
- Mark 13:9 — But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and…
- Luke 20:20 — And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto…
- Luke 21:12 — But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings…
- Acts 23:24 — And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
- Acts 23:26 — Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
- Acts 24:1 — And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
- Acts 24:10 — Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.