ἡγέομαι
Etym. ἄγω
I. Dep. "to go before, lead the way", Hom., etc.:—c. dat. pers. "to lead the way for" him, "guide, conduct", id=Hom.:—also, ὁδὸν ἡγήσασθαι "to go before" on the way, Lat. praeire viam, Od.
2. c. dat. pers. et gen. rei, "to be" one's "leader in" a thing, ἀοιδὸς ἡμῖν ἡγείσθω ὀρχηθμοῖο id=Od.; ἡγ. τινι σοφίας, ὠιδῆς Pind., etc.:—and c. gen. rei only, ἡγ. νόμων "to lead" the song, id=Pind., etc.
3. c. acc. rei, "to lead, conduct", τὰς πομπάς Dem., etc.
II. "to lead" an army or fleet, c. dat., Hom., etc.:—c. gen. "to be the leader or commander of", id=Hom.
2. absol., οἱ ἡγούμενοι "the rulers", Soph.; ἡγούμενοι ἐν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς "leading men", NTest.
III. "to suppose, believe, hold", Lat. ducere, Hdt., etc.; ἡγ. τι εἶναι id=Hdt.
2. with an attributive word added, ἡγ. τινα βασιλέα "to hold or regard" as king, id=Hdt.; ἡγ. τι περὶ πολλοῦ id=Hdt.; περὶ πλείστου Thuc.
3. ἡγ. θεούς "to believe in" gods, Eur., etc.; cf. νομίζω II.
4. ἡγοῦμαι δεῖν, "to think" it "fit, deem" it "necessary" to do, c. inf., Dem.; without δεῖν, παθεῖν μᾶλλον ἡγησάμενοι ἤ.. Thuc.
IV. the perf. is used in pass. sense, τὰ ἁγημένα ῀ τὰ νομιζόμενα, ap. Dem.