Strong's Concordance hégeomai: to lead, suppose Original Word: ἡγέομαιPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hégeomai Phonetic Spelling: (hayg-eh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I lead, think Definition: (a) I lead, (b) I think, am of opinion, suppose, consider. HELPS Word-studies 2233 hēgéomai (from 71 /ágō, "to lead") – properly, to lead the way (going before as a chief) – cognate with 2232 /hēgemṓn ("a governor or official who leads others"). 2233 /hēgéomai ("what goes before, in front") refers to coming first in priority such as: "the leading thought" in one's mind, i.e. to esteem (regard highly); or a leading authority, providing leadership in a local church (see Heb 13:7,17,24). [2233 /hēgéomai ("an official who leads") carries important responsibility and hence "casts a heavy vote" (influence) – and hence deserve cooperation by those who are led (Heb 13:7; passive, "to esteem/reckon heavily" the person or influence who is leading).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2233: ἡγέομαιἡγέομαι, ἡγοῦμαι; perfect ἥγημαι; 1 aorist ἡγησάμην; (from ἄγω (cf. Curtius, p. 688)); deponent middle; from Homer down; 1. to lead, i. e. a. to go before; b. to be a leader; to rule, command; to have authority over: in the N. T. so only in the present participle ἡγούμενος, a prince, of regal power (Ezekiel 43:7 for מֶלֶך; Sir. 17:17), Matthew 2:6; a (royal) governor, viceroy, Acts 7:10; chief, Luke 22:26 (opposed to ὁ διακονῶν); leading as respects influence, controlling in counsel, ἐν τισί, among any, Acts 15:22; with the genitive of the person over whom one rules, so of the overseers or leaders of Christian churches: Hebrews 13:7, 17, 24 (οἴκου, 2 Chronicles 31:13; τῶν πατριῶν, 1 Esdr. 5:65 (66), 67 (68); τῆς πόλεως, Judges 9:51 Alex.; a military leader, 1 Macc. 9:30; 2 Macc. 14:16; used also in Greek writings of any kind of a leader, chief, commander, Sophocles Phil. 386; often in Polybius; Diodorus 1, 4 and 72; Lucian, Alex. 44; others); with the genitive of the thing, τοῦ λόγου, the leader in speech, chief speaker, spokesman: Acts 14:12 of Mercury, who is called also τοῦ λόγου ἡγεμών in Jamblichus' de myster., at the beginning 2. (like the Latinduco) equivalent to to consider, deem, account, think: with two accusatives, one of the objects, the other of the predicate, Acts 26:2; Philippians 2:3, 6 (on which see ἁρπαγμός, Philippians 2:2 (Winer's Grammar, § 44, 3 c.)); Philippians 3:7 (cf. Buttmann, 59 (51); Winer's Grammar, 274 (258)); 1 Timothy 1:12; 1 Timothy 6:1; Hebrews 10:29; Hebrews 11:11, 26; 2 Peter 1:13; 2 Peter 2:13; 2 Peter 3:9, 15. τινα ὡς τινα, 2 Thessalonians 3:15 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 65, 1 a.); τινα ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ, to esteem one exceedingly, 1 Thessalonians 5:13 (περί πολλοῦ, Herodotus 2, 115; περί πλειστου, Thucydides 2, 89); with accusative of the thing followed by ὅταν, James 1:2; ἀναγκαῖον, followed by an infinitive, 2 Corinthians 9:5; Philippians 2:25; δίκαιον, followed by an infinitive, 2 Peter 1:13; followed by an accusative with an infinitive, Philippians 3:8. (Compare: διηγέομαι, ἐκηγέομαι, διηγέομαι, ἐξηγέομαι, προηγέομαι. Middle voice of a (presumed) strengthened form of ago; to lead, i.e. Command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e. Consider -- account, (be) chief, count, esteem, governor, judge, have the rule over, suppose, think. see GREEK ago Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 223328 Occurrences ἥγημαι — 2 Occ. ἡγησάμην — 2 Occ. ἡγησάμενος — 2 Occ. ἡγήσασθε — 1 Occ. ἡγήσατο — 3 Occ. ἡγεῖσθαι — 1 Occ. ἡγεῖσθε — 2 Occ. ἡγείσθωσαν — 1 Occ. ἡγοῦμαι — 3 Occ. ἡγουμένων — 1 Occ. ἡγούμενοι — 2 Occ. ἡγουμένοις — 1 Occ. ἡγούμενον — 1 Occ. ἡγούμενος — 3 Occ. ἡγουμένους — 2 Occ. ἡγοῦνται — 1 Occ. Matthew 2:6 V-PPM/P-NMS GRK: γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος ὅστις ποιμανεῖ NAS: AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; KJV: shall come a Governor, that INT: for will go forth a leader who will shepherd Luke 22:26 V-PPM/P-NMS Acts 7:10 V-PPM/P-AMS Acts 14:12 V-PPM/P-NMS Acts 15:22 V-PPM/P-AMP Acts 26:2 V-RIM/P-1S 2 Corinthians 9:5 V-AIM-1S Philippians 2:3 V-PPM/P-NMP Philippians 2:6 V-AIM-3S Philippians 2:25 V-AIM-1S Philippians 3:7 V-RIM/P-1S Philippians 3:8 V-PIM/P-1S Philippians 3:8 V-PIM/P-1S 1 Thessalonians 5:13 V-PNM/P 2 Thessalonians 3:15 V-PMM/P-2P 1 Timothy 1:12 V-AIM-3S 1 Timothy 6:1 V-PMM/P-3P Hebrews 10:29 V-APM-NMS Hebrews 11:11 V-AIM-3S Hebrews 11:26 V-APM-NMS Hebrews 13:7 V-PPM/P-GMP Hebrews 13:17 V-PPM/P-DMP Hebrews 13:24 V-PPM/P-AMP James 1:2 V-AIM-2P 2 Peter 1:13 V-PIM/P-1S |
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