Greek verb · G2233
ἡγέομαι
hegeomaihayg-eh'-om-ahee
to lead; to suppose, believe, consider, think
28 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: hēgéomai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2233is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 16spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2233
to lead, i.e. command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e. consider
The King James renders it: account, (be) chief, count, esteem, governor, judge, have the rule over, suppose, think.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
hegeomai is rendered "to lead; to suppose, believe, consider, think". It stands 28 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Six of the uses stand in Philippians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to lead".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
- The Greek text spells it sixteen different ways.
The first use
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
Matthew 2:6ἡγούμενος
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eleven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to lead, and to suppose, believe, consider, think.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to lead__(a) to guide, go before | Tagged as
and 2 more, 18 uses in all | WhereMatthew 2:6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah… |
| to suppose, believe, consider, think | Tagged as
| WhereActs 26:2“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 28, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
16 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἡγήσατο3
- ἡγοῦμαι3
- ἡγούμενος3
- ἡγεῖσθε2
- ἥγημαι2
- ἡγησάμενος2
- ἡγησάμην2
- ἡγούμενοι2
- ἡγουμένους2
- ἡγεῖσθαι1
- ἡγείσθωσαν1
- ἡγήσασθε1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-ADI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singular3V-PNI-1S
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3V-PNP-NSM
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person singular2V-ADI-1S
- verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-ADP-NSM
- verb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person plural2V-PNM-2P
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural2V-PNP-APM
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PNP-NPM
- verb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singular2V-RNI-1S
- verb · aorist middle form, command · 2nd person plural1V-ADM-2P
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PNI-3P
- verb · present middle or passive form, command · 3rd person plural1V-PNM-3P
Matthew
one use
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
- ἡγούμενοςhegoumenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: leading
Luke
one use
But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
- ἡγούμενοςhegoumenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: leading
Acts
four uses
and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
- ἡγούμενονhegoumenonverb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: ruler
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
- ἡγούμενοςhegoumenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: leading
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
- ἡγουμένουςhegoumenousverb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: leading
“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
- ἥγημαιhegemaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have esteemed
2 Corinthians
one use
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
- ἡγησάμηνhegesamenverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I esteemed
Philippians
six uses
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- ἡγούμενοιhegoumenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: be esteeming
Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- ἡγήσατοhegesatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: considered
But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
- ἡγησάμηνhegesamenverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I esteemed
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
- ἥγημαιhegemaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have esteemed
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- ἡγοῦμαιhegoumaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I count
- ἡγοῦμαιhegoumaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: esteem
1 Thessalonians
one use
In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
- ἡγεῖσθαιhegeisthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to esteem
2 Thessalonians
one use
Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
- ἡγεῖσθεhegeistheverb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do esteem
1 Timothy
two uses
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
- ἡγήσατοhegesatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He esteemed
All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
- ἡγείσθωσανhegeisthosanverb · present middle or passive form, command · 3rd person pluraltagged: they should esteem
Hebrews
six uses
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
- ἡγησάμενοςhegesamenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having esteemed
By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
- ἡγήσατοhegesatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she considered
He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
- ἡγησάμενοςhegesamenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having esteemed
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
- ἡγουμένωνhegoumenonverb · present middle or passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: leading
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
- ἡγουμένοιςhegoumenoisverb · present middle or passive form, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: leading
Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
- ἡγουμένουςhegoumenousverb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: leading
James
one use
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- ἡγήσασθεhegesastheverb · aorist middle form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do esteem
2 Peter
four uses
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
- ἡγοῦμαιhegoumaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I esteem it
The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
- ἡγούμενοιhegoumenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: esteeming
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
- ἡγοῦνταιhegountaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: esteem
Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
- ἡγεῖσθεhegeistheverb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do esteem
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.