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ἡγεμών

ἡγεμών

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἁγεμών (hagemṓn) (Doric)
  • ἁγίμων (hagímōn) (Aeolic)

Noun

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

  1. one who goes first
  2. (Odyssey) guide
  3. leader, chief
  4. governor, prince, ruler

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: ηγεμόνας (igemónas)
  • → Aramaic:
    • Classical Syriac: ܗܝܓܡܘܢܐ (hêḡmōnāʾ)
  • → English: hegemon
  • → Hebrew: הֶגְמוֹן (heḡmôn)
  • → Old Armenian: հեգեմոն (hegemon), հոգեմոն (hogemon)
  • → Parthian:
    Inscriptional: 𐭇𐭉𐭊𐭌𐭅𐭍 (hēgemōn [hykmwn])
    Manichaean: hygmwn (hēgemōn)
  • → Russian: гегемо́н (gegemón)

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