hegemon denotes a governing official who exercises public authority, including receiving cases and acting over prisoners.

The term consistently identifies a public governing official: one before whom people are brought, who receives charges, exercises jurisdiction, or makes decisions concerning prisoners. It can also occur in broader references to rulers and authorities, without the supplied verses establishing a separate lexical meaning.

1. Public governing official · dominant

   The singular forms identify an official involved in public authority: in Matthew 27:15 the APB renders the clause about the official who was accustomed to release a prisoner at the festival, while in Acts 24:1 it renders charges being presented to the governor against Paul. In Luke 20:20 the genitive singular occurs with the governor's jurisdiction and authority, and in 1 Peter 2:14 the plural refers to rulers sent for punishment of wrongdoers and praise of those who do good.

   Matthew 27:15Acts 24:1Luke 20:201 Peter 2:14Matthew 10:18Acts 23:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the officeholder as “ruler” or “governor,” especially in scenes of hearings, custody, and public judgment. Its wording is confirmation of the clauses rather than a fixed rendering in every occurrence.