ἡγέομαι
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἁγέομαι (hagéomai) – Doric
- ἡγηλάζω (hēgēlázō) – Epic
Etymology
Perhaps a deponent, intensified form of ᾰ̓́γω (ágō, “I lead, I guide, I command”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti (“to be driving”), in -ομαι with the Indo-European thematic vowel retained. Otherwise from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g-; cognates of this second may include Old English sēċan (English seek), Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan), Latin sagiō.
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Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hɛː.ɡé.o.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)e̝ˈɡe.o.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /iˈʝe.o.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /iˈʝe.o.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /iˈʝe.o.me/
Verb
ἡγέομαι • (hēgéomai)
- I go before, precede; I lead the way, guide
- 408 BCE, Euripides, The Phoenician Women 834
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.93
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.144
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 24.96
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.125
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 6.300
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 13.65
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 14.48
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 2.4.5
- I lead (dative) in (genitive)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 23.134
- 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Nemean Ode 5.25
- 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Pythian Ode 4.248
- 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Alc. 1.125d
- 380 BCE, Plato, Euthydemus 281a
- Module:Quotations:428: attempt to compare number with nil
- 386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Meno 97c
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.7.1
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 2.3.15
- (with accusative) I am leader (in a thing)
- 361 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Midias 174
- 423 BCE, Euripides, The Suppliants 226
- 409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 99
- I lead, command in war
- 405 BCE, Euripides, The Bacchae 1360
- 480 BCE – 406 BCE, Euripides, Fragments 282.24
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.687
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.864
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.211
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 16.169
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 14.238
- 436 BCE – 338 BCE, Isocrates, To Nicocles 567
- 436 BCE – 338 BCE, Isocrates, Evagoras 45
- 436 BCE – 338 BCE, Isocrates, Panathenaicus 101
- 436 BCE – 338 BCE, Isocrates, Panathenaicus 180
- 436 BCE – 338 BCE, Isocrates, Antidosis 311
- 436 BCE – 338 BCE, Isocrates, On the Team of Horses 21
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.10
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 5.2.6
- I rule, I have dominion
- 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1363
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.95
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.148
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 9.1
- New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 15:22
- 110 BCE – 35 BCE, Philodemus, Index Academicorum 107
- 409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 386
- (post-Homeric) I believe, hold
- 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds 1020
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.126
- 406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 278
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.89
- I hold, regard (as something)
- 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 902
- 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 1035
- 330 BCE, Demosthenes, On the Crown 164
- 431 BCE, Euripides, Medea 454
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.115
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.52
- 436 BCE – 338 BCE, Isocrates, Aegineticus 10
- 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, On the Olive Stump 26
- 442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 1167
- 409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 108
- 409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 1442
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.10
Inflection
Present: ἡγέομαι (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive | indicative | ἡγέομαι | ἡγέῃ, ἡγέει | ἡγέεται | ἡγέεσθον | ἡγέεσθον | ἡγεόμεθᾰ | ἡγέεσθε | ἡγέονται | ||||
subjunctive | ἡγέωμαι | ἡγέῃ | ἡγέηται | ἡγέησθον | ἡγέησθον | ἡγεώμεθᾰ | ἡγέησθε | ἡγέωνται | |||||
optative | ἡγεοίμην | ἡγέοιο | ἡγέοιτο | ἡγέοισθον | ἡγεοίσθην | ἡγεοίμεθᾰ | ἡγέοισθε | ἡγέοιντο | |||||
imperative | ἡγέου | ἡγεέσθω | ἡγέεσθον | ἡγεέσθων | ἡγέεσθε | ἡγεέσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἡγέεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἡγεόμενος | |||||||||||
f | ἡγεομένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἡγεόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Present: ἡγοῦμαι (Contracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive | indicative | ἡγοῦμαι | ἡγεῖ, ἡγῇ | ἡγεῖται | ἡγεῖσθον | ἡγεῖσθον | ἡγούμεθᾰ | ἡγεῖσθε | ἡγοῦνται | ||||
subjunctive | ἡγῶμαι | ἡγῇ | ἡγῆται | ἡγῆσθον | ἡγῆσθον | ἡγώμεθᾰ | ἡγῆσθε | ἡγῶνται | |||||
optative | ἡγοίμην | ἡγοῖο | ἡγοῖτο | ἡγοῖσθον | ἡγοίσθην | ἡγοίμεθᾰ | ἡγοῖσθε | ἡγοῖντο | |||||
imperative | ἡγοῦ | ἡγείσθω | ἡγεῖσθον | ἡγείσθων | ἡγεῖσθε | ἡγείσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἡγεῖσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἡγούμενος | |||||||||||
f | ἡγουμένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἡγούμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Imperfect: ἡγεόμην (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive | indicative | ἡγεόμην | ἡγέου | ἡγέετο | ἡγέεσθον | ἡγεέσθην | ἡγεόμεθᾰ | ἡγέεσθε | ἡγέοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Imperfect: ἡγούμην (Contracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive | indicative | ἡγούμην | ἡγοῦ | ἡγεῖτο | ἡγεῖσθον | ἡγείσθην | ἡγούμεθᾰ | ἡγεῖσθε | ἡγοῦντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Future: ἡγήσομαι, ἡγηθήσομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle | indicative | ἡγήσομαι | ἡγήσῃ, ἡγήσει | ἡγήσεται | ἡγήσεσθον | ἡγήσεσθον | ἡγησόμεθᾰ | ἡγήσεσθε | ἡγήσονται | ||||
optative | ἡγησοίμην | ἡγήσοιο | ἡγήσοιτο | ἡγήσοισθον | ἡγησοίσθην | ἡγησοίμεθᾰ | ἡγήσοισθε | ἡγήσοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | ἡγηθήσομαι | ἡγηθήσῃ | ἡγηθήσεται | ἡγηθήσεσθον | ἡγηθήσεσθον | ἡγηθησόμεθᾰ | ἡγηθήσεσθε | ἡγηθήσονται | ||||
optative | ἡγηθησοίμην | ἡγηθήσοιο | ἡγηθήσοιτο | ἡγηθήσοισθον | ἡγηθησοίσθην | ἡγηθησοίμεθᾰ | ἡγηθήσοισθε | ἡγηθήσοιντο | |||||
middle | passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἡγήσεσθαι | ἡγηθήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἡγησόμενος | ἡγηθησόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἡγησομένη | ἡγηθησομένη | |||||||||||
n | ἡγησόμενον | ἡγηθησόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Aorist: ἡγησᾰ́μην, ἡγήθην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle | indicative | ἡγησᾰ́μην | ἡγήσω | ἡγήσᾰτο | ἡγήσᾰσθον | ἡγησᾰ́σθην | ἡγησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἡγήσᾰσθε | ἡγήσᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | ἡγήσωμαι | ἡγήσῃ | ἡγήσηται | ἡγήσησθον | ἡγήσησθον | ἡγησώμεθᾰ | ἡγήσησθε | ἡγήσωνται | |||||
optative | ἡγησαίμην | ἡγήσαιο | ἡγήσαιτο | ἡγήσαισθον | ἡγησαίσθην | ἡγησαίμεθᾰ | ἡγήσαισθε | ἡγήσαιντο | |||||
imperative | ἥγησαι | ἡγησᾰ́σθω | ἡγήσᾰσθον | ἡγησᾰ́σθων | ἡγήσᾰσθε | ἡγησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
passive | indicative | ἡγήθην | ἡγήθης | ἡγήθη | ἡγήθητον | ἡγηθήτην | ἡγήθημεν | ἡγήθητε | ἡγήθησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ἡγηθῶ | ἡγηθῇς | ἡγηθῇ | ἡγηθῆτον | ἡγηθῆτον | ἡγηθῶμεν | ἡγηθῆτε | ἡγηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἡγηθείην | ἡγηθείης | ἡγηθείη | ἡγηθεῖτον, ἡγηθείητον | ἡγηθείτην, ἡγηθειήτην | ἡγηθεῖμεν, ἡγηθείημεν | ἡγηθεῖτε, ἡγηθείητε | ἡγηθεῖεν, ἡγηθείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | ἡγήθητῐ | ἡγηθήτω | ἡγήθητον | ἡγηθήτων | ἡγήθητε | ἡγηθέντων | |||||||
middle | passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἡγήσᾰσθαι | ἡγηθῆναι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἡγησᾰ́μενος | ἡγηθείς | ||||||||||
f | ἡγησᾰμένη | ἡγηθεῖσᾰ | |||||||||||
n | ἡγησᾰ́μενον | ἡγηθέν | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Perfect: ἥγημαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive | indicative | ἥγημαι | ἥγησαι | ἥγηται | ἥγησθον | ἥγησθον | ἡγήμεθᾰ | ἥγησθε | ἥγηνται | ||||
subjunctive | ἡγημένος ὦ | ἡγημένος ᾖς | ἡγημένος ᾖ | ἡγημένω ἦτον | ἡγημένω ἦτον | ἡγημένοι ὦμεν | ἡγημένοι ἦτε | ἡγημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἡγημένος εἴην | ἡγημένος εἴης | ἡγημένος εἴη | ἡγημένω εἴητον/εἶτον | ἡγημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | ἡγημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | ἡγημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | ἡγημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
imperative | ἥγησο | ἡγήσθω | ἥγησθον | ἡγήσθων | ἥγησθε | ἡγήσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἡγῆσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἡγημένος | |||||||||||
f | ἡγημένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἡγημένον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Derived terms
- ἀνηγέομαι (anēgéomai)
- ἀρχηγός (arkhēgós)
- ἀφηγέομαι (aphēgéomai)
- εἰσηγέομαι (eisēgéomai)
- ἐνηγέομαι (enēgéomai)
- ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai)
- ἐφηγέομαι (ephēgéomai)
- ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn)
- Ἡγησίνους (Hēgēsínous)
- Ἡγήσιππος (Hēgḗsippos)
- Ἡγησιπύλη (Hēgēsipúlē)
- ἥγησις (hḗgēsis)
- ἡγήτωρ (hēgḗtōr)
- καθηγέομαι (kathēgéomai)
- παρηγέομαι (parēgéomai)
- περιηγέομαι (periēgéomai)
- προηγέομαι (proēgéomai)
- σκυλακαγέτις (skulakagétis)
- συνηγέομαι (sunēgéomai)
- ὑφηγέομαι (huphēgéomai)
- χορηγός (khorēgós)
Related terms
- ἡγεσία (hēgesía)
- ἡγέτης (hēgétēs)
- ἥγημα (hḗgēma)
- ἡγητέον (hēgētéon)
- ἡγητήρ (hēgētḗr)
- ἡγητής (hēgētḗs)
- ἡγητικός (hēgētikós)
References
- “ἡγέομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἡγέομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἡγέομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἡγέομαι 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
- ἡγέομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G2233 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible