2.
the hegemony
or
sovereignty of one state over a number of subordinates,
as of Athens in Attica, Thebes in Boeotia:—
the hegemony
of Greece was wrested from Sparta by Athens; and the Peloponn. war was a struggle for this
hegemony.
b.
= Roman
imperium,
Plut
.:
the reign of the Emperor,
N.T.
III.
a division of the army, a command,
Plut.
hJgemonikov"
hJgemonikov" , hv, ovn , ready to lead or guide, Xen.
II.
fit to command, authoritative, leading,
Id.,
etc.
2.
= Rom.
Consularis,
Plut.
hJgemovsuna
hJgemovsuna ( sc. iJerav ) , tav , thank-offerings for safe-conduct, Xen. From hJgemwvn
hJgemwvn
hJgemwvn , Dor. aJgem- , ovno", oJ , also hJ :— one who leads, Lat. dux : and so,
I.
in Od.,
a guide
to shew the way, so
Hdt.
,
etc.
;
hJg. genevsqai tini; th`" oJdou`
Id.
2.
one who is an authority
to others,
Lat.
dux, auctor
,
toi`" newtevroi" hJg. hjqw`n givgnesqai
Plat
.;
hJgemovna ei\naiv tino"
to be the cause of a thing,
Xen.
,
etc.
II.
in Il.,
a leader, commander, chief,
hJgemovne" Danaw`n, fulavkwn
, Il.,
etc.
;
e[conte" hJgemovna" tw`n pavnu strathgw`n
having some of the best generals as
commanders,
Thuc
.:
a chief, sovereign,
Pind
.,
Soph.
,
etc.
b.
= Rom.
Emperor,
Plut
.: also
a provincial governor,
N.T.
hJgevomai
hJgevomai , Dor. aJg- : impf. hJgouvmhn , Ion. -eovmhn or -euvmhn : f. hJghvsomai : aor. I hJghsavmhn : pf. h{ghmai : Dep. : ( a[gw ):— to go before, lead the way, Hom ., etc. :— c. dat. pers. to lead the way for him, guide, conduct, Id.:—also, oJdo;n hJghvsasqai to go before on the way, Lat. praeire viam , Od.
2. c. dat. pers. et gen. rei, to be ones leader in a thing, ajoido;" hJmi`n hJgeivsqw ojrchqmoi`o Ib.; hJg. tini sofiva", wj/dh`" Pind ., etc. :—and c. gen. rei only, hJg. novmwn to lead the song, Id., etc.
3.
c. acc.
rei,
to lead, conduct,
ta;" pompav"
Dem
.,
etc.
II.
to lead
an army or fleet,
c. dat
.,
Hom.
,
etc.
:—
c. gen.
to be the leader
or
commander of,
Id.
2.
absol
.,
oiJ hJgouvmenoi
the rulers,
Soph
.;
hJgouvmenoi ejn toi`" ajdelfoi`"
leading men,
N.T.
III.
to suppose, believe, hold,
Lat.
ducere
,
Hdt
.,
etc.
;
hJg. ti ei\nai
Id.
2.
with an attributive word added,
hJg. tina basileva
to hold
or
regard
as king, Id.;
hJg. ti peri; pollou`
Id.;
peri; pleivstou
Thuc.
3.
hJg. qeouv"
to believe in
gods,
Eur.
,
etc.
;
cf.
nomivzw
II
.
4.
hJgou`mai dei`n
,
to think
it
fit, deem
it
necessary
to do,
c. inf
.,
Dem.
; without
dei`n, paqei`n ma`llon hJghsavmenoi h[
. .
Thuc.
IV. the pf. is used in pass. sense, ta; aJghmevna = ta; nomizovmena , ap. Dem.
hjgerevqomai
hjgerevqomai , Ep. form of ajgeivromai ( Pass. ), to gather together, assemble, Hom ., only in 3 pl. pres. and impf. hjgerevqontai, hjgerevqonto , and inf. hjgerevqesqai .