ποιμήν poimēn · G4166

shepherd

ποιμήν, -ίνος, ὁ ; [in LXX for רָעָה ; ] ; a shepherd: Mat.9:36 25:32 26:31" (LXX), Mrk.6:34 14:27, Luk.2:8, 15 2:18, 20 Jhn.10:2, 12 Metaphorical, of Christ; Jhn.10:11, 14 10:16 Heb.13:20, 1Pe.2:25; of Christian pastors, Eph.4:11 (cf. Hom., Il, i, 263, ποιμένα λαῶν).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ποιμήν, ένος, ὁ, ; vocative ποιμήν (not -μέν) Hdn.Gr. 2.717:— herdsman, whether of sheep or oxen, []; opposed to lord or owner (ἄναξ), []; 2 after [] always shepherd, βουκόλοι καὶ π. []; II metaphorically, shepherd of the people, regularly of Agamemnon, Ἀγαμέμνονα π. λαῶν []: generally, captain, chief, []; ποιμένες δώρων Κυπρίας, of the Loves, []: absolutely, master, lord, πλοῦτος ὁ λαχὼν ποιμένα []; II.2 in [] (Cf.Lithuanian piemuõ, genitive singular piemeñs 'shepherd'.)

Where it's used 18 times

Matthew 9:36 · Matthew 25:32 · Matthew 26:31 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 14:27 · Luke 2:8 · Luke 2:15 · Luke 2:18 · Luke 2:20 · John 10:2 · John 10:11 · John 10:12 · John 10:14 · John 10:16 · Ephesians 4:11 · Hebrews 13:20 · 1 Peter 2:25 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G4166; TFLSJ G4166

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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