ἡγεμών

hēgemōn
ruler
Strong’s G2232Noun, masculine20 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

governor15
governors3
rulers1
to governors1

In the text

Abbott-Smith

ἡγεμών, -όνος, ὁ
(ἡγέομαι) [in LXX for אַלּוּף, שַׂר, etc. ;]
1. a leader, guide.
2. a commander.
3. a governor of a province (pro­consul, proprietor, legate, or procurator; but cf. ἀνθύπατος): Mat.10:18, Mrk.13:9, Luk.21:12, 1Pe.2:14; of the Procurator of Judæa, Mat.27:2, 11 27:14-15, 21 27:27 28:14, Luk.20:20, Act.23:24, 26 23:33 24:1, 10 26:30.
4. For Heb. אַלְפֵי (LXX, χίλιαι) misread אַלֻּפֵי, leaders: Mat.2:6 (OT).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.