ἩΓΕΜΏΝ: ἡγεμών, -όνος, ὁ [ (ἡγέομαι), [in LXX for אַלּוּף, שַׂר, etc.;] ] 1. . a leader, guide.
2. . a commander.
3. . a governor of a province (proconsul, propraetor, legate, or procurator; but cf. ἀνθύπατος): Mt 10:18, Mk 13:9, Lk 21:12, I Pe 2:14; of the Procurator of Judæa, Mt 27:2, 11, 14, 15, 21, 27 28:14, Lk 20:20, Ac 23:24, 26, 33 24:1, 10 26:30.
4. . For Heb. אַלְפֵי (LXX, χίλιαι) misread אַלֻּפֵי, leaders: Mt 2:6 (OT).†