What does ἡγεμονεύω (hēgemoneúō) mean in the Bible?
ἡγεμονεύω (hēgemoneúō) is a Greek word meaning "to act as ruler".
Greek · G2230
ἡγεμονεύω
To act as ruler
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ἡγεμονεύω G2230
Pronunciation hēgemoneúō
What does ἡγεμονεύω (hēgemoneúō) mean in the Bible?
ἡγεμονεύω (hēgemoneúō) is a Greek word meaning "to act as ruler".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2230?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include was governor (2).
Where does ἡγεμονεύω (hēgemoneúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It was governor 2× Luke 2:2, Luke 3:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 2:2
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Luke 2
Source forms
ἡγεμονεύοντος 2x hēgemoneuontos Luke 2:2, Luke 3:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Luke 2:2, Luke 3:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to act as ruler
Source Gloss
to act as ruler
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:2 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ἡγεμονεύοντος hgemoneuontov
I govern
Read verse Luke 3:1 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ἡγεμονεύοντος hgemoneuontov
I govern
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 2
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)
Word Origins
ἡγεμονεύω is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain