ἡγεμὼν
hēgemṓn
governor
Principal leader or governor, denoting a person exercising authority over a territory or administrative unit; in various contexts, refers to the official responsible for governance, adjudication, or military command. Semantic range includes: (1) governor of a Roman province; (2) ruler or political head; (3) to a lesser extent, a military commander in pre-classical and classical usage.
Acts 26:30 · Word #7
Lexicon G2232
| Lemma | ἡγεμών |
| Transliteration | hēgemṓn |
| Strong's | G2232 |
| Definition | Principal leader or governor, denoting a person exercising authority over a territory or administrative unit; in various contexts, refers to the official responsible for governance, adjudication, or military command. Semantic range includes: (1) governor of a Roman province; (2) ruler or political head; (3) to a lesser extent, a military commander in pre-classical and classical usage. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | governor |
| Literal | governor |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἡγεμών |
| Strong's | G2232 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2232-01
governing ruler
| Morphological Notes | Noun; nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); denotes one male individual serving as the subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Governing ruler" reflects the agent noun formed from ἡγέομαι (to lead, guide, rule), denoting one who exercises official authority. The nominative masculine singular form presents the subject as a single male office-holder. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
governing ruler
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'governing ruler' accurately reflects SILEX for ἡγεμὼν, maintaining specificity; no change needed. |