verb
hēgemoneuamō
Greekἡγεμονεύω (hēgemoneuō)
Strong’sG2230
I govern
stem hēgemoneu-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἡγεμονεύω
(< ἡγεμών),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2230 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhayg-em-on-yoo'-o
to act as ruler
Fromfrom G2232;
King Jamesbe governor.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hēgemoneuarōtouἡγεμονεύοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | governor | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēgemoneuamō | hēgemoneuame | hēgemoneuami | hēgemoneuama | hēgemoneuamē | hēgemoneuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hēgemoneuasō | hēgemoneuase | hēgemoneuasi | hēgemoneuasa | hēgemoneuasē | hēgemoneuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēgemoneuatō | hēgemoneuate | hēgemoneuati | hēgemoneuata | hēgemoneuatē | hēgemoneuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hēgemoneuanō | hēgemoneuane | hēgemoneuani | hēgemoneuana | hēgemoneuanē | hēgemoneuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēgemoneuavō | hēgemoneuave | hēgemoneuavi | hēgemoneuava | hēgemoneuavē | hēgemoneuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hēgemoneualō | hēgemoneuale | hēgemoneuali | hēgemoneuala | hēgemoneualē | hēgemoneualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēgemoneuameiō | hēgemoneuameia | hēgemoneuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hēgemoneuaseiō | hēgemoneuaseia | hēgemoneuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēgemoneuateiō | hēgemoneuateia | hēgemoneuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hēgemoneuaneiō | hēgemoneuaneia | hēgemoneuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēgemoneuaveiō | hēgemoneuaveia | hēgemoneuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hēgemoneualeiō | hēgemoneualeia | hēgemoneualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hēgemoneuasōr | hēgemoneuasar | hēgemoneuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēgemoneuatōr | hēgemoneuatar | hēgemoneuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēgemoneuavōr | hēgemoneuavar | hēgemoneuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hēgemoneualōr | hēgemoneualar | hēgemoneualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēgemoneuamoiō | hēgemoneuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hēgemoneuasoiō | hēgemoneuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēgemoneuatoiō | hēgemoneuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hēgemoneuanoiō | hēgemoneuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēgemoneuavoiō | hēgemoneuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hēgemoneualoiō | hēgemoneualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hēgemoneuarō | hēgemoneuari | hēgemoneuara | hēgemoneuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hēgemoneuarōtos2× | hēgemoneuaritos | hēgemoneuaratos | hēgemoneuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
hēgemoneu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
hēgemoneuarōtou“governor”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine2×
Luke 2:2“was governor”houtas apografas prōtas gineta hēgemoneuarōtou tau Suriau Kurēniou;This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Luke 3:1“governor”En ete de pentekaidekate tau hēgemoniau Tiberiou Kaisarou, hēgemoneuarōtou Pontiou Pilatou tau Ioudaiau, kai tetraarcharōtou tau Galilaiau Hērōdou, Filippou de tou adelfou autou tetraarcharōtou tau Itouraiau kai Trachōnitiau chōrau, kai Lusaniou tau Abilēnau tetraarcharōtou,In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,