Greek · G2233 · unreviewed

ἡγέομαι

To govern

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ἡγέομαι G2233

Pronunciation hēgéomai

What does ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai) mean in the Bible?

ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to govern". ἡγέομαι, -οῦμαι depon.

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Meaning

to govern

Extended definition

To lead as a ruler or to regard/consider something as having a certain value or status.

1to lead;

ato guide, go before;

bto rule, be leader: present ptcp., ἡγούενος, a ruler, leader (MM, Exp., xiv), Mat.2:6 (LXX), Luk.22:26, Act.7:10 14:12 15:22, Heb.13:7, 17 13:24.

2to suppose, believe, consider, think (Hdt., Soph., al.; of. Lat. duco): with dupl. accusative, Act.26:2, Php.2:3, 6 3:7, 1Ti.1:12 6:1, Heb.10:29 11:11, 26, 2Pe.1:13 2:13 3:9 3:15; with accusative before ὡς, with accusative, 2Th.3:15; with accusative before adv., 1Th.5:13; ὅταν, Jas.1:2; ἀναγκαῖον, with inf., 2Co.9:5, Php.2:25; δίκαιον, with inf., 2Pe.1:13; with accusative and inf., Php.3:8 (of. δι-, ἐκ-δι-, ἐξ- προ-ηγέομαι).

Synonymssee: δοκέω

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Present Aorist Perfect

Voices

Middle

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 12×

Present Middle Matt 2:6 · Luke 22:26 · Acts 14:12 · Acts 15:22 · Heb 13:24 · Phil 2:3 · 2 Pet 2:13 · Acts 7:10 · Heb 13:7 · Heb 13:17 10×

Aorist Middle Heb 10:29 · Heb 11:26 2×

Indicative states a fact or reality 11×

Aorist Middle Phil 2:6 · 1 Tim 1:12 · Heb 11:11 · 2 Cor 9:5 · Phil 2:25 5×

Present Middle Phil 3:8 · 2 Pet 1:13 · 2 Pet 3:9 4×

Perfect Middle Acts 26:2 · Phil 3:7 2×

Imperative command or strong request 4×

Present Middle 2 Thess 3:15 · 2 Pet 3:15 · 1 Tim 6:1 3×

Aorist Middle Jas 1:2 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×

Present Middle 1 Thess 5:13 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 28 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 5 ongoing 4 resultant 2 imperative 4 infinitive 1 participle 12

Tense

present 18 aorist 8 perfect 2

Voice

middle 28

Mood

participle 12 indicative 11 imperative 4 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Matthew 2:6 governor hēgéomai Participle · Present Middle

one who will rule or lead as a political/spiritual ruler

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 2 — The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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