Hēgemōn ἡγεμών

Hēgemōn (Greek ἡγεμών, Strong's G2232) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “ruler”. It occurs 22 times in 21 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Hēgemōn, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 2:6
  And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
• Matthew 10:18
  And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
• Matthew 27:2
  And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
• Matthew 27:11
  And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
• Matthew 27:14
  And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.
• Matthew 27:15
  Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
• Matthew 27:21
  The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
• Matthew 27:23
  And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
• Matthew 27:27
  Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
• Matthew 28:14
  And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”

Mark

• Mark 13:9
  But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

Luke

• Luke 20:20
  And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
• Luke 21:12
  But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

Acts

• Acts 23:24
  And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”
• Acts 23:26
  Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.
• Acts 23:33
  Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
• Acts 23:34
  And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
• Acts 24:1
  And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
• Acts 24:10
  Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.
• Acts 26:30
  And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 2:14
  Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).