ἡγεμονεύω

English (LSJ)

Dor. ἁγ-,

   A lead the way, προτὶ Ἴλιον Il.16.92; πρὸς δώματα, ἀγορήνδε, λέχοσδε, δεῦρο, Od.3.386, 8.4, 23.293, 17.372; πρόσθ' ἡγεμόνευεν 22.400, 24.155; αὖλιν ἐφ' ἡμετέρην Theoc. 25.60; ἐπιθυμίας καὶ ἔρωτος ἡγεμονεύσαντος Pl.Smp.197a:    c dat. pers., Od.3.386, 8.4, Hes.Th.387, etc.; τῇ ἴμεν, ᾗ κεν δὴ σὺ . . ἡγεμονεύῃς Il.15.46; ὁδὸν ἡ. to lead the way, ἐγὼ δ' ὁδὸν ἡγεμονεύσω Od.6.261, cf. Parm.1.5: twice in Hom., c. dat. et acc., τοῖσι γέρων ὁδὸν ἡγεμόνευε Od.24.225; ὕδατι ῥόον ἡ. make a course for the water, Il.21.258.    II lead in war, rule, command, once in Hom., c. dat., Τρωσὶ μὲν ἡγεμόνευε . . Ἕκτωρ 2.816: elsewh., c. gen., Λοκρῶν δ' ἡ. Αἴας ib.527, cf. 552, Hdt.7.99, 160, etc.; ἡγεμόνων ἡ. X. Ages.1.3, etc.; ἡ. τῆς σκέψεως to take the lead in it, Pl.Prt.351e: abs., to have or take the command, Hdt.8.2; ἡ. ἐν πόλει Pl.R.474c:— Pass., to be ruled, ὑπό τινος Th.3.61.—Signf. 11 never occurs in Od., and signf. 1 rarely in Il.    III to be governor, τῆς Συρίας Eu. Luc.2.2: abs., PTeb.302.7(i A.D.), IGRom.3.162 (Ancyra, ii A.D.), etc.