indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Late Greek, Biblical Greek
Scripts Ἡγεμονίδης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsIgemonidis (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Means "son of Hegemon(ios)" in Greek, derived from the name Hegemon or Hegemonios combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).In Maccabees II of the Greek Old Testament, this is the name of an officer who was appointed as the new governor of Coele-Syria.