ἡγεμών

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἁγεμών (hagemṓn) — Doric
ἁγίμων (hagímōn) — Aeolic
ἡγήτωρ (hēgḗtōr) — Epic

Etymology

From ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”) +‎ -μων (-mōn).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.ɡe.mɔ̌ːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.ɡeˈmon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.ʝeˈmon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.ʝeˈmon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.ʝeˈmon/

Noun

ἡγεμών • (hēgemṓn) m (genitive ἡγεμόνος); third declension

one who goes first
(Odyssey) guide
leader, chief
governor, prince, ruler

Declension

Third declension of ὁ / ἡ ἡγεμών; τοῦ / τῆς ἡγεμόνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ / ἡ ἡγεμών ho / hē hēgemṓn	τὼ ἡγεμόνε tṑ hēgemóne	οἱ / αἱ ἡγεμόνες hoi / hai hēgemónes
Genitive	τοῦ / τῆς ἡγεμόνος toû / tês hēgemónos	τοῖν ἡγεμόνοιν toîn hēgemónoin	τῶν ἡγεμόνων tôn hēgemónōn
Dative	τῷ / τῇ ἡγεμόνῐ tōî / tēî hēgemónĭ	τοῖν ἡγεμόνοιν toîn hēgemónoin	τοῖς / ταῖς ἡγεμόσῐ / ἡγεμόσῐν toîs / taîs hēgemósĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν / τὴν ἡγεμόνᾰ tòn / tḕn hēgemónă	τὼ ἡγεμόνε tṑ hēgemóne	τοὺς / τᾱ̀ς ἡγεμόνᾰς toùs / tā̀s hēgemónăs
Vocative	ἡγεμών hēgemṓn	ἡγεμόνε hēgemóne	ἡγεμόνες hēgemónes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡγεμών; ἡγεμόνος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡγεμών hēgemṓn	ἡγεμόνε hēgemóne	ἡγεμόνες hēgemónes
Genitive	ἡγεμόνος hēgemónos	ἡγεμόνοιῐ̈ν hēgemónoiĭ̈n	ἡγεμόνων hēgemónōn
Dative	ἡγεμόνῐ hēgemónĭ	ἡγεμόνοιῐ̈ν hēgemónoiĭ̈n	ἡγεμόσῐ / ἡγεμόσῐν / ἡγεμόνεσῐ / ἡγεμόνεσῐν / ἡγεμόνεσσῐ / ἡγεμόνεσσῐν hēgemósĭ(n) / hēgemónesĭ(n) / hēgemónessĭ(n)
Accusative	ἡγεμόνᾰ hēgemónă	ἡγεμόνε hēgemóne	ἡγεμόνᾰς hēgemónăs
Vocative	ἡγεμών hēgemṓn	ἡγεμόνε hēgemóne	ἡγεμόνες hēgemónes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

ἡγεμόνευμα (hēgemóneuma)
ἡγεμονεύς (hēgemoneús)
ἡγεμονεύω (hēgemoneúō)
ἡγεμόνη (hēgemónē)
ἡγεμονίᾱ (hēgemoníā)
ἡγεμονικός (hēgemonikós)
ἡγεμόνιος (hēgemónios)
ἡγεμονίς (hēgemonís)
ἡγεμόσυνα (hēgemósuna)

Related terms

ἡγητήρ (hēgētḗr)

Descendants

Greek: ηγεμόνας (igemónas)
→ Aramaic:
- Classical Syriac: ܗܝܓܡܘܢܐ (hêḡmōnāʾ)
→ Coptic: ϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ (hēgemōn)
→ English: hegemon
→ Hebrew: הֶגְמוֹן (heḡmôn)
→ Middle Iranian:
Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭧𐭩𐭪𐭬𐭥𐭭 (hykmwn /⁠hēgimōn⁠/) (As Graeco-Roman politician's title)

Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭇𐭉𐭊𐭌𐭅𐭍 (hykmwn /⁠hēgemōn⁠/) (As Graeco-Roman politician's title)

Manichaean script: 𐫍𐫏𐫃𐫖𐫇𐫗 (hygmwn /⁠hēgemōn⁠/, “ruler, governor”)
→ Old Armenian: հեգեմոն (hegemon), հոգեմոն (hogemon)
→ Old Church Slavonic: игемонъ (igemonŭ)
→ Russian: гегемо́н (gegemón)

References

“ἡγεμών”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἡγεμών”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἡγεμών”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἡγεμών in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Bauer, Walter et al. (2001), A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
ἡγεμών in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
G2232 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- active agent idem, page 10.
- author idem, page 53.
- captain idem, page 112.
- champion idem, page 123.
- chief idem, page 129.
- commander idem, page 146.
- conductor idem, page 157.
- conductress idem, page 157.
- escort idem, page 282.
- fomenter idem, page 332.
- general idem, page 355.
- guide idem, page 378.
- head idem, page 389.
- instigator idem, page 446.
- leader idem, page 482.
- lord idem, page 500.
- mover idem, page 545.
- moving spirit idem, page 545.
- originator idem, page 580.
- overlord idem, page 585.
- pioneer idem, page 614.
- prime idem, page 640.
- prince idem, page 641.
- principal idem, page 641.
- prompter idem, page 653.
- ringleader idem, page 716.