◄ 2231. hégemonia ►
Strong's Lexicon hégemonia: Rule, authority, leadership, governance Original Word: ἡγεμονία Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hégemonia Pronunciation: hay-gay-mon-EE-ah Phonetic Spelling: (hayg-em-on-ee'-ah) Definition: Rule, authority, leadership, governance Meaning: rule, authority, sovereignty; a reign. Word Origin: Derived from ἡγεμών (hégemón), meaning "leader" or "governor." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "hégemonia," similar concepts of rule and authority can be found in Hebrew words like מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshalah, Strong's H4474) and שָׂרָה (sarah, Strong's H8280), which denote dominion and governance. Usage: The term "hégemonia" refers to the concept of rule or governance, often implying a structured authority or leadership. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe the political or administrative authority exercised by a leader or governing body. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, "hégemonia" was a common term used to describe the authority or jurisdiction of a ruler or governing official. The Roman Empire, known for its structured and hierarchical governance, often employed such terms to delineate the power and influence of its leaders. This concept was familiar to the Jewish and early Christian communities living under Roman rule, who experienced firsthand the implications of such authority in their daily lives. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from hégemón Definition rule NASB Translation reign (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2231: ἡγεμονία ἡγεμονία, ἡγεμονίας, ἡ (ἡγεμών) (Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, others), chief command, rule, sovereignty: of the reign of a Roman emperor, Luke 3:1; Josephus, Antiquities 18, 4, 2. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance reign. From hegemon; government, i.e. (in time) official term -- reign. see GREEK hegemon Forms and Transliterations ηγεμονίαις ηγεμονίαν ηγεμονιας ηγεμονίας ἡγεμονίας ηγεμονικώ egemonias ēgemonias hegemonias hegemonías hēgemonias hēgemonías Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 3:1 N-GFS GRK: πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ τῆς ἡγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος NAS: year of the reign of Tiberius KJV: year of the reign of Tiberius INT: fifteenth of the reign of Tiberius Ceasar Strong's Greek 2231 1 Occurrence ἡγεμονίας — 1 Occ.