Strong's Greek · G2232
ἡγεμών
hēgemṓn
governor, prince, ruler
Definition
a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province
Derivation
from G2233 (ἡγέομαι);
Appears 20 times in Scripture
“Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.”
“Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.””
“Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.”
“When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.”
“Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.”
“Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.”
““Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.”
“But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.”
“If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).