to govern

Greek Verb

ἡγέομαι, -οῦμαι depon. mid, [in LXX (chiefly Pres. ptcp.) for נָגִיד, רֹאשׁ, שַׂר, etc;] 1) to lead; (a) to guide, go before; (b) to rule, be leader: present ptcp, ἡγούενος, a ruler, leader (MM, Exp., xiv), Mat.2:6 (LXX), Luk.22:26, Act.7:10 14:12 15:22, Heb.13:7, 17 13:24. 2) to suppose, believe, consider, think (Hdt, Soph, al; of. Lat. duco): with dupl. accusative, Act.26:2, Php.2:3, 6 3:7, 1Ti.1:12 6:1, Heb.10:29 11:11, 26, 2Pe.1:13 2:13 3:9 3:15; with accusative before ὡς, with accusative, 2Th.3:15; with accusative before adv, 1Th.5:13; ὅταν, Jas.1:2; ἀναγκαῖον, with inf, 2Co.9:5, Php.2:25; δίκαιον, with inf, 2Pe.1:13; with accusative and inf, Php.3:8 (of. δι, ἐκ-δι, ἐξ- προ-ηγέομαι). SYN.: see: δοκέω (AS)

to govern

Greek Verb

ἡγέομαι, Doric dialect ἁγ- (irregular present participle ἁγώμενος [Refs]imperfect ἡγούμην[Refs], Ionic dialect -εύμην[Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἡγήσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἡγησάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 1 ἡγήθην[Refs 3rd c.AD+]: perfect ἥγημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—go before, lead the way, ὣς εἰπὼν ἡγεῖθ᾽, ἡ δ᾽ ἕσπετο Παλλὰς 'Αθήνη [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Astron, precede in the daily movement, [Refs 4th c.BC+] b) with dative person, Τρωσὶ ποτὶ πτόλιν ἡγήσασθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+] c) with ὁδόν added, ὁδὸν ἡγήσασθαι to go before on the way, [Refs 8th c.BC+] d) with accusative loci, ἥ οἱ. πόλιν ἡγήσαιτο who might guide him to the city, [Refs 8th c.BC+] e) ἅρματα ἡ. drive chariots, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] f) of logical priority, to be antecedent, opposed to ἕπεσθαι, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] g) ἡγούμενον, τό, the leading principle, the main thing, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 2) with dative person et genitive of things, to be one's leader in a thing, θεῖος ἀοιδὸς. ἡμῖν ἡγείσθω. ὀρχηθμοῖο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἡ. τινὶ σοφίας, ᾠδῆς, [Refs 5th c.BC+] with genitive _of things_, ἁ. νόμων to lead the song, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) with dative of things, to be leader in. , κερδοσύνῃ, νηπιέῃσι ἡ. τινί, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 4) with accusative of things, lead, conduct, ἡ. τὰς πομπάς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὴν ἀποδημίαν (variant for{ᾐτήσατο}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with adverbial accusative, ἡ γλῶσσα πάνθ᾽ ἡγουμένη [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) participle ἡγούμενος, η, ον, as adjective, σκέλη ἡγούμενα, opposed to ἑπόμενα, the front legs, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ ἡ. πούς the advanced foot, [Refs] II) lead, command in war, with dative, νῆες θοαί, ᾗσιν 'Αχιλλεὺς ἐς Τροίην ἡγεῖτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐ γὰρ ἔην ὅς τίς σφιν ἐπὶ στίχας ἡγήσαιτο might lead them to their ranks, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, to be in command, [Refs] II.2) rule, have dominion, with genitive, τῆς 'Ασίης, τῆς συμμαχίης, [Refs 5th c.BC+] the rulers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]leading men, [NT]; ἡ. σχολῆς to be the head of a philosophical school, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II.3) as official title, ἡγούμενος, ὁ, president, συνόδου [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἱερέων [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.3.b) of Roman governors, ἡ. ἔθνους,= Latin praeses provinciae, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἡ. τῆς Γαλατίας [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.3.c) of subordinate officials, ἡ. τοῦ στρατηγοῦ [Refs 1st c.AD+]; κώμης [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.3.d) abbot, [Refs 6th c.AD+] abbess, [Refs] II.4) ἡγούμενος as adjective, principal, πυλών [Refs 3rd c.AD+] III) post-[Refs 8th c.BC+], believe, hold, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc; ἡ. τι εἶναι [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) with an attributive word added, ἡ. τινὰ βασιλέα hold or regard as king, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ. τἄλλα πάντα δεύτερα to hold everything else secondary, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ αἰσχρὸν ἡγῇ. τὰ ψευδῆ λέγειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρ᾽ οὐδέν Decrees cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with participle, πᾶν κέρδος ἡγοῦ ζημιουμένη φυγῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) especially of belief in gods, τὴν μεγίστην δαίμονα ἥγηνται εἶναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ. θεούς to believe in gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.4) ἡγοῦμαι δεῖν think fit, deem necessary, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡγήσατο ἐπαινέσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]. IV) perfect in passive sense, τὰ ἁγημένα,= τὰ νομιζόμενα, Oracle texts cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡγεόμενον being led, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (sāg-, cf. Latin praesagio.)

Greek

Verb

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; middle voice of a (presumed) strengthened form of g71 (ἄγω)