A.lead the way, “προτὶ Ἴλιον” Il.16.92; πρὸς δώματα, ἀγορήνδε, λέχοσδε, δεῦρο, Od.3.386, 8.4, 23.293, 17.372; “πρόσθ᾽ ἡγεμόνευεν” 22.400, 24.155; “αὖλιν ἐφ᾽ ἡμετέρην” Theoc. 25.60; “ἐπιθυμίας καὶ ἔρωτος ἡγεμονεύσαντος” Pl.Smp.197a:
c. dat. pers., Od.3.386, 8.4, Hes.Th.387, etc.; “τῇ ἴμεν, ᾗ κεν δὴ σὺ . . ἡγεμονεύῃς” Il.15.46; ὁδὸν ἡ. to lead the way, “ἐγὼ δ᾽ ὁδὸν ἡγεμονεύσω” Od.6.261, cf. Parm.1.5: twice in Hom., c. dat. et acc., “τοῖσι γέρων ὁδὸν ἡγεμόνευε” Od.24.225; ὕδατι ῥόον ἡ. make a course for the water, Il.21.258.
II. lead in war, rule, command, once in Hom., c. dat., “Τρωσὶ μὲν ἡγεμόνευε . . Ἕκτωρ” 2.816: elsewh., c. gen., Λοκρῶν δ᾽ ἡ. Αἴας ib.527, cf. 552, Hdt.7.99, 160, etc.; ἡγεμόνων ἡ. X. Ages.1.3, etc.; ἡ. τῆς σκέψεως to take the lead in it, Pl.Prt.351e: abs., to have or take the command, Hdt.8.2; “ἡ. ἐν πόλει” Pl.R.474c:— Pass., to be ruled, “ὑπό τινος” Th.3.61.—Signf. 11 never occurs in Od., and signf. 1 rarely in Il.
