ἡγεμονεύωhēgemoneúō

to act as ruler

Greek (New Testament) · G2230

Meanings

1. to lead the way.

2. to lead in war, command.

3. to be governor of a province: with genitive loc., Luke 2:2, Luke 3:1.

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

Luke 2:2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
Luke 3:1 It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was ruler over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler over Abilene.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.