Lexical Definition
ἡγεμών hēgemṓn (hayg-em-ohn') ruler G:N-M
from ἡγέομαι
governor, prince, ruler.
- a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province
Abbott-Smith
ἡγεμών, -όνος, ὁ (ἡγέομαι), [in LXX for אַלּוּף, שַׂר, etc.;]
1. a leader, guide.
2. a commander.
3. a governor of a province (proconsul, propraetor, legate, or procurator; but cf. ἀνθύπατος): Mt 10:18, Mk 13:9, Lk 21:12, I Pe 2:14; of the Procurator of Judæa, Mt 27:2, 11, 14, 15, 21, 27 28:14, Lk 20:20, Ac 23:24, 26, 33 24:1, 10 26:30.
4. For Heb. אַלְפֵי (LXX, χίλιαι) misread אַלֻּפֵי, leaders: Mt 2:6 (OT).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 2:6 · 10:18 · 27:2 · 27:11 · 27:14 · 27:15 · 27:21 · 27:27 · 28:14 |
| Mark | 13:9 |
| Luke | 20:20 · 21:12 |
| Acts | 23:24 · 23:26 · 23:33 · 24:1 · 24:10 · 26:30 |
| 1 Peter | 2:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἡγεμών,
Doric dialect ἁγ-, Aeolic dialect ἀγίμων [Refs], όνος, ; also ἡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— one who leads; and so,
__I in [Refs 8th c.BC+], guide, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a charioteer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 one who does a thing first, shows the way to others, τοῖς νεωτέροις ἡ. ἠθῶν χρηστῶν γίγνεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, of choir-leaders, Mnemos.[Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II in [Refs 8th c.BC+], leader, commander, chief, opposed to λαοί, πληθύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στρατηγὸς καὶ ἡ. τῶν 'Ελλήνων πρὸς τὸν βάρβαρον[Refs]; ἔχοντες ἡγεμόνας τῶν πάνυ [στρατηγῶν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ={λοχαγός}, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; chief, sovereign, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the queen-bee and queen-wasp, regarded by [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἡ. τῶν προβάτων, of the bell-wether, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῶν βοῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.b ἡ. χοροῦ leader of a chorus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; president of a gymnasium, [Refs]
__II.c a Roman Emperor, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; as translation of princeps, [Refs]; ἡ. νεότητος, = Latin princeps juventutis, [Refs]; a provincial governor, [NT+1st c.BC+]: frequently of the praefectus Aegypti, [Refs 1st c.AD+], etc.; ἡ. ἀμφοτέρων, i.e. of Upper and Lower Egypt, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἡ. Κύπρου [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.2 as adjective, ἀνήρ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [ναῦς], of the flagship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III in Prosody, ={πυρρίχιος}, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__IV ἡγεμόνες, Doric dialect ἁγ-, αἱ, in Architecture, coping-tiles of the roof, [Refs]
__V a kind of fish, ={ἡγητήρ} 2, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.27.2 ☩ Acts.23.24