- 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" class="dictionary-topic-link">G71

- TDNT entry: 17:07,3

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Middle voice of a (presumed) strengthened form of G71" class="dictionary-topic-link">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.