Hegemoneuo means “be governor” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2230 — zerem (“flood”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2230 ἡγεμονεύω (hegemoneuo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hegemoneuo (hayg-em-on-yoo'-o) v. 1. to act as ruler [from G2232] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include governor. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
hegemoneuo (hayg-em-on-yoo'-o) v. 1. to act as ruler [from G2232] KJV: be governor Root(s): G2232
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to govern
Usage: ἡγεμονεύω (ἡγεμών), __1. to lead the way. __2. to lead in war, command (of. Ramsay, Was Christ born at Bethlehem?; DCG, ii, 463 f.). __3. to be governor of a province: with genitive loc., Luk.2:2 3:1.† (AS)
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2 indexed usages in New Testament.
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2230.
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
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Hegemoneuo (Strong's G2230) is a Greek word most simply glossed "be governor". hegemoneuo (hayg-em-on-yoo'-o) v. 1. to act as ruler [from G2232]
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's G2230 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2230 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as governor. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.