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ἡγεμονεύω

MainId: 002242000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: η

StrongCodes: G2230

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002242001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἄγω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002242001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 37.60

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Control, Rule

      LEXSubDomains: Rule, Govern

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-07-22 10:26:40

         DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:ἡγεμών}[a] ‘ruler,’ {D:37.59}) to be a governor, in the NT restricted to the meaning of a governor of a Roman province

         Glosses: to be a governor

         Comments: The expression ‘Quirinius was governor of Syria’ ({S:04200200200010}) may be rendered in some languages as ‘Quirinius was the one who commanded all those in the province of Syria’ or ‘Quirinius gave orders to all those in Syria.’

      LEXReferences: LUKE 2:2, LUKE 3:1