UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἡγεμονεύω

MainId: 002242000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: η

StrongCodes: G2230

BaseForms:

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