ἡγεμονεύω
hēgemoneuō · be governor
Greek word · Strong’s number G2230 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hēgemoneuō (ἡγεμονεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be governor”.
Of a province.
How to say it
hē·ge·mo·neu·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To be in charge of a province for Rome.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- was governing ×1
- was governor ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 2:2
This was the first registration, when Quirinius was governing Syria.
- Luke 3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,