ἡγέομαι Fut. ἡγήσομαι Il. 14.374. 3 sing. aor. ἡγήσατο Il. 1.71, Il. 2.867, Il. 12.251, Il. 20.144, etc.: Od. 2.405, Od. 5.192, Od. 14.48, Od. 24.469, etc. 3 dual -άσθην Il. 2.620, 678, 864, 870. Subj. ἡγήσομαι Od. 15.82. 2 sing. opt. ἡγήσαιο Od. 7.22. 3 sing. -αιτο Il. 2.687: Od. 6.114, 300. 3 sing. imp. ἡγησάσθω Il. 9.168. Infin. ἡγήσασθαι Il. 22.101: Od. 10.263, Od. 14.238. (ἐξ-.) 1 To act as guide or pilot, show the way: καὶ ἂν πάϊς ἡγήσαιτο Od. 6.300. Cf. Od. 13.65, Od. 15.82. With dat., to guide (a person), show (him) the way: ἥ οἱ πόλιν ἡγήσαιτο (to the city) Od. 6.114. Cf. Il. 1.71: Od. 7.22. With cognate acc., to show (the way): τὸν ἠνώγεα αὐτὴν ὁδὸν ἡγήσασθαι (to take me by the way by which he had come) Od. 10.263. 2 To lead the way, act as leader, take the lead: ὣς φωνήσας ἡγήσατο Il. 20.144. Cf. Il. 9.168, 192, Il. 12.28, Il. 24.96: Od. 1.125, Od. 2.405 = Od. 3.29 = Od. 7.37, Od. 2.413 = Od. 8.46 = 104, Od. 5.192, Od. 14.48. 3 To lead the way, give a lead, in a course of action. With dat.: τοῖσιν εὐπείθης ἡγήσατο νηπιέῃσιν (in their . . .) Od. 24.469. To give a lead, cause a start to be made. With dat. and genit. of that in which a start is made: ἀοιδὸς ἡμῖν ἡγείσθω ὀρχηθμοῖο Od. 23.134. 4 To be the leader, commander or chief of. a With genit.: ἐπικούρων Il. 12.101. Cf. Il. 2.567, 620, 638, 678, 731, 851, 867, 870. b With dat.: Μῄοσιν Il. 2.864, νῆες, ᾗσιν Ἀχιλλεὺς ἐς Τροίην ἡγεῖτο (brought to Troy under his command) Il. 16.169. Cf. Il. 2.687, Il. 5.211: Od. 14.238. 5 Absol., to act as chief or leader, lead one's men Il. 12.251 = Il. 13.833, Il. 13.802, Il. 14.374: Od. 14.470. To lead a person on, induce him to follow: κερδοσύνῃ ἡγήσατο Il. 22.247. 6 To lead or lead on (one's men). With genit.: ἡγήσατο λαῶν Il. 15.311. With dat.: Τρωσὶ ποτὶ πτόλιν ἡγήσασθαι Il. 22.101. 7 To take the lead, be the leading person, among. With dat.: ἡγεῖτο μνηστῆρσιν Od. 16.397.