- Original: ἡγέομαι - Transliteration: hegeomai - Phonetic: hayg-eh'-om-ahee - Definition: 1. to lead a. to go before b. to be a leader 1. to rule, command 2. to have authority over 3. a prince, of regal power, governor, viceroy, chief, leading as respects influence, controlling in counsel, overseers or leaders of the churches 4. used of any kind of leader, chief, commander 5. the leader in speech, chief, spokesman 2. to consider, deem, account, think - Origin: middle voice of a (presumed) strengthened form of G71 - TDNT entry: 17:07,3 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Middle voice of a (presumed) strengthened form of G71 ; to lead that is command (with official authority); figuratively to deem that is consider: - account (be) chief count esteem governor judge have the rule over suppose think. Total KJV Occurrences: 27 • account, 1 2 Peter 3:15 • chief, 1 Act 15:22 • count, 7 Philippians 3:8(2); 2 Thessalonians 3:15; 1 Timothy 6:1; Jam 1:2; 2 Peter 2:13; 2 Peter 3:9 • counted, 3 Philippians 3:7; 1 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 10:29 • esteem, 1 1 Thessalonians 5:13 • Esteeming, 1 Hebrews 11:26 • governor, 2 Mat 2:6; Act 7:10 • judged, 1 Hebrews 11:11 • other, 1 Philippians 2:3 • over, 3 Hebrews 13:7; Hebrews 13:17; Hebrews 13:24 • speaker, 1 Act 14:12 • supposed, 1 Philippians 2:25 • think, 2 Act 26:2; 2 Peter 1:13 • thought, 2 2 Corinthians 9:5; Philippians 2:6