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ἡγεμονία
hēgemonia
G2231
G:N-F Greek

reign

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Hegemonia denotes a ruler’s reign as the time-setting frame in Luke 3:1.

The attested use names the reign of Tiberius Caesar as the chronological setting for the rulers named in Luke 3:1.

Senses in use

  1. A ruler’s reign as a time marker · dominant

    In Luke 3:1, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the phrase that sets events in “the fifteenth year” of Tiberius Caesar’s rule; the APB renders the clause “In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 3:1, the APB presents the term within the phrase “the reign of Tiberius Caesar.” This reflects the clause’s presentation rather than an isolated lexical rendering.

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