ἩΓΈΟΜΑΙ: ἡγέομαι, -οῦμαι depon. mid., [ [in LXX (chiefly pres. ptcp.) for נָגִיד, רֹאשׁ, שַׂר, etc.;] ] 1. . to lead; (a) . to guide, go before; (b) . to rule, be leader: pres. ptcp., ἡγούενος, a ruler, leader (MM, Exp., xiv), Mt 2:6(LXX), Lk 22:26, Ac 7:10 14:12 15:22, He 13:7, 17, 13:24.
2. . to suppose, believe, consider, think (Hdt., Soph., al.; cf. Lat. duco): c. dupl. acc., Ac 26:2, Phl 2:3, 6 3:7, I Ti 1:12 6:1, He 10:29 11:11, 26, II Pe 1:13 2:13 3:9, 15; c. acc. seq. ὡς, c. acc., II Th 3:15; c. acc. seq. adv., I Th 5:13; ὅταν, Ja 1:2; ἀναγκαῖον, c. inf., II Co 9:5, Phl 2:25; δίκαιον, c. inf., II Pe 1:13; c. acc. et inf., Phl 3:8 (cf. δι-, ἐκ-δι-, ἐξ- προ-ηγέομαι).† SYN.: v.s. δοκέω.