ἡγεμονεύω

hēgemoneuōto governHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἡγεμονεύω

(ἡγεμών),

1. to lead the way.

2. to lead in war, command (of. Ramsay, Was Christ born at Bethlehem?; DCG, ii, 463 f.).

3. to be governor of a province: with genitive loc., Luke 2:2; 3:1.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. Luke 2:2ἡγεμονεύοντος · was governor
    This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
  2. Luke 3:1ἡγεμονεύοντος · was governor
    In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,