ἡγεμονία
hēgemonia
reign
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἡγεμονία (hēgemonia) conveys the concept of "reign." Its semantic domain indicates that it belongs to the broader categories of "Royalty & Authority." This suggests that ἡγεμονία refers to the act or state of ruling with power and superiority. Given that the word only appears once in the Bible, we must carefully examine the context in which it is used. Ἡγεμονία's significance may therefore be best understood by analyzing its single occurrence. Without further information, we cannot determine the range of usage or how this concept is explored in depth throughout the biblical text. However, its presence in the Bible as a word associated with royalty and authority indicates that it holds importance within the context in which it appears. Further study of a single, specific occurrence will be required to accurately assess its implications and significance to the overall meaning of the text.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text