Hēgemṓn — G2232

G2232 · Greek — ἡγεμών

Pronunciation: hayg-em-ohn'

Definition

masculine noun

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

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

Usually translated as

governor, prince, ruler

Origin

from G2233

Occurrences

Hēgemṓn occurs 22 times in 21 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (10), Mark (1), Luke (2), Acts (7), 1 Peter (1)

Strong's Lexicon — H