Bible Lexicons

Like the preceding verb, ἡγεμονία is used for the office or rule of the prefect, e.g. P Oxy I. 59.10 (A.D. 292) ἀπαντῆσαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡγεμονίαν καὶ προσεδρεῦσαι τῷ ἀχράντῳ αὐτοῦ δικαστηρί [ῳ, ";to proceed to his highness the praefect and attend his immaculate court"; (Edd.), ib. II. 237v. 6 al. (A.D. 186) γράφειν τῇ ἡγεμονίᾳ, P Ryl II. 77.36 (A.D. 192) ἐπὶ τῇ ἐπαφροδείτῳ ἡγεμονίᾳ Λαρκίου Μέμορος, ";during the delightful praefecture of Larcius Memor"; (Edd.), P Oxy X. 1252 recto .19 (A.D. 288–95) ἐκ προστάξεως τῆς ἡγεμονίας, ";in accordance with the order of the prefect."; The word is also used in a military sense (as in Plut. Camill. 23) of a ";battalion,"; or division of an army, under its ἡγεμών or officer : cf. P Rein 913 (B.C. 112) Διονύσιος Ἀπολλω ]νίου [Πέρσ ]η ̣ς τῆς Ἀρτεμιδώρου ἡγεμονίας, ";Dionysios fils d’Apollonios, Perse, du commandement d’Artémidôros"; (Ed.) and the discussion on p. 32 f., and Syll 197.23 (B.C. 284–3) τοὺς μὲν βουλομέν [ους στρατ ]εύεσθαι διώικησεν ὅπως ἂν καταχωρισθῶσιν [ἐν ] ἡγεμονίαις, with the editor’s note where ἡγεμονίαι are defined as ";partes exercitus ex quibus suum quaeque ἡγεμόνα habuit."; As illustrating the elastic nature of this group of words (see infra, and cf. Sirach 10:1-2), we may cite from the astrological fragment P Tebt II. 276.14 (ii/iii A.D.) ὁ δὲ τοῦ Δι ]ο ̣̣ς τῷ τοῦ Ἄρεως τρίγωνος [ὑπάρχων ] ἢ καὶ συνπαρὼν μεγάλας [βασιλεία ]ς ̣ κ ̣αὶ ἡγεμονίας ἀπ ̣ο ̣τελεῖ, ";Jupiter in triangular relation to Mars or in conjunction makes great kingdoms and empires"; (Edd,), cf. .86, and the Christian letter P Grenf II. 73.11 (late iii/A.D.) (= Selections, p. 118) where a certain Politike is described as sent into the Oasis ὑπὸ τῆς ἡγεμονίας, ";by the Government.";