ΗΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΙΣ, ηγουμενοις
ĒGOUMENOIS, ēgoumenois
Sounds Like: hee-goo-MEH-noys
Translations: (to) leaders, (to) rulers, (to) governors, (to) chiefs
From the root: ΗΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who lead, rule, or govern. It is used to describe individuals in positions of authority or leadership, such as heads of families, communities, or religious groups. It can also refer to those who are considered preeminent or principal among a group.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2233 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:309
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Hebrews — 13:17
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 1:8
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Hebrews — 13:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΗΓΟΥΜΕΝΩ — (to) a leader, (to) a ruler, (to) a governor, (to) a chief, (to) a commander, (to) a guide
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