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Lexicon :: Strong's G2232 - hēgemōn

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ἡγεμών
Transliteration
hēgemōn (Key)
Pronunciation
hayg-em-ohn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἡγεμών hēgemṓn, hayg-em-ohn'; from G2233; a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province:—governor, prince, ruler.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G2232 in the following manner: governor (19x), ruler (2x), prince (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G2232 in the following manner: governor (19x), ruler (2x), prince (1x).

  1. a leader of any kind, a guide, ruler, prefect, president, chief, general, commander, sovereign

    1. a "legatus Caesaris", an officer administering a province in the name and with the authority of the Roman emperor

      1. the governor of a province

    2. a procurator, an officer who was attached to a proconsul or a proprietor and had charge of the imperial revenues

      1. in causes relating to these revenues he administered justice. 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 governor of Syria.

    3. first, leading, chief

      1. of a principal town as the capital of the region

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἡγεμών hēgemṓn, hayg-em-ohn'; from G2233; a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province:—governor, prince, ruler.
STRONGS G2232:
ἡγεμών, -όνος, 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 Judæa to the governor of Syria (cf. Krebs, Observations, p. 61ff; Fischer, De vitiis lexx. 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 Procurator]); so of Pilate, Felix, Festus: Matthew 27:2, 11, 14f, Matthew 27:21,23 [R G L Tr marginal reading], Matthew 27:27; Matthew 28:14; 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 χιλιάσι) seems to have been read בְּאַלֻּפֵי by the Evangelist [cf. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 206].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Micah
5:1; 5:2
Matthew
2:6; 10:18; 27:2; 27:11; 27:14; 27:21; 27:23; 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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2232 matches the Greek ἡγεμών (hēgemōn),
which occurs 22 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:6 -
And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah:
For out of thee shall come forth a governor,
Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:2 - and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Now 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:14 - And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15 - Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:21 - But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:27 - Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:14 - And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and rid you of care.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9 - But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20 - And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:24 - and he bade them provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:26 - Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33 - and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34 - And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1 - And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:10 - And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I cheerfully make my defence:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:30 - And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:14 - or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.
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