ruler

Greek Noun Male

ἡγεμών, -όνος, ὁ (ἡγέομαι) [in LXX for אַלּוּף, שַׂר, etc;] 1) a leader, guide. 2) a commander. 3) a governor of a province (pro­consul, proprietor, legate, or procurator; but cf. ἀνθύπατος): Mat.10:18, Mrk.13:9, Luk.21:12, 1Pe.2:14; of the Procurator of Judæa, Mat.27:2, 11 27:14-15, 21 27:27 28:14, Luk.20:20, Act.23:24, 26 23:33 24:1, 10 26:30. 4) For Heb. אַלְפֵי (LXX, χίλιαι) misread אַלֻּפֵי, leaders: Mat.2:6 (OT). (AS)

ruler

Greek Noun Male

ἡγεμών, Doric dialect ἁγ-, Aeolic dialect ἀγίμων [Refs], όνος, ; also ἡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— one who leads; and so, I) in [Refs 8th c.BC+], guide, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a charioteer, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) one who does a thing first, shows the way to others, τοῖς νεωτέροις ἡ. ἠθῶν χρηστῶν γίγνεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, of choir-leaders, Mnemos.[Refs 2nd c.BC+] II) in [Refs 8th c.BC+], leader, commander, chief, opposed to λαοί, πληθύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στρατηγὸς καὶ ἡ. τῶν 'Ελλήνων πρὸς τὸν βάρβαρον[Refs]; ἔχοντες ἡγεμόνας τῶν πάνυ [στρατηγῶν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ={λοχαγός}, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; chief, sovereign, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the queen-bee and queen-wasp, regarded by [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἡ. τῶν προβάτων, of the bell-wether, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῶν βοῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+] II.b) ἡ. χοροῦ leader of a chorus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; president of a gymnasium, [Refs] II.c) a Roman Emperor, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; as translation of princeps, [Refs]; ἡ. νεότητος, = Latin princeps juventutis, [Refs]; a provincial governor, [NT+1st c.BC+]: frequently of the praefectus Aegypti, [Refs 1st c.AD+], etc; ἡ. ἀμφοτέρων, i.e. of Upper and Lower Egypt, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἡ. Κύπρου [Refs 3rd c.AD+] II.2) as adjective, ἀνήρ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [ναῦς], of the flagship, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) in Prosody, ={πυρρίχιος}, [Refs 1st c.BC+] IV) ἡγεμόνες, Doric dialect ἁγ, αἱ, in Architecture, coping-tiles of the roof, [Refs] V) a kind of fish, ={ἡγητήρ} 2, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province; governor, prince, ruler; from g2233 (ἡγέομαι)