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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].
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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 20 times in 19 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:6 - You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:2 - And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:14 - And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15 - Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:21 - But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:27 - Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:14 - And if this comes to the ruler's ears, we will see that he does not make you responsible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:9 - But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20 - And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:24 - And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:26 - Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33 - And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1 - And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:10 - Then when the ruler had given him a sign to make his answer, Paul said, Because I have knowledge that you have been a judge over this nation for a number of years, I am glad to make my answer:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:30 - And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:14 - And those of the rulers who are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of those who do well.
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