igemon

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ηγεμόνας (igemónas). Doublet of hegjemon.

Noun

igemon m (rare)

1. governor

   Synonym: guvernator

   • 1761, Elbasan Gospel Manuscript, page 45, lines 7–9:

     𐔇 𐔎𐔍𐔛𐔟𐔛𐔍 𐔓𐔄𐔇𐔕 𐔗𐔈𐔙𐔗𐔀𐔙𐔀 𐔍𐔥𐔇𐔒𐔖𐔓𐔍𐔝. / 𐔇 𐔇 𐔗𐔟𐔇𐔝𐔍 𐔀𐔝𐔈 𐔍𐔥𐔇𐔒𐔖𐔓𐔍 𐔍 𐔞𐔖𐔜𐔝𐔇. / 𐔝𐔍 𐔎𐔇 𐔒𐔁𐔙𐔇𐔝𐔍 𐔍𐔟𐔆𐔇𐔍𐔠𐔇𐔝.

     e jisusi ndenj përpara iɣemonit. / e e pueti atë iɣemoni i thoshte. / ti je mbreti iudheivet.

     And Jesus stood in front of the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: "Are you the kind of the Jews?"