πρόβατον probaton · G4263

sheep

πρόβατον, -ου, τό; (προβαίνω), [in LXX chiefly for צֹאן, also for שֶׂה, more rarely for כֶּבֶשׂ (כֶּשֶׂב), רָחֵל ; ] ; 1. in Hom., Hdt., cattle, esp. of small cattle, sheep and goats. ; 2. In NT, as in Attic writers generally (cf. MM, xxi), a sheep: Mat.7:15, Mrk.6:34, al.; πρόβατα σφαγῆς, Rom.8:36 (LXX). Metaphorical (in cl. of timidity, stupidity or idleness), of the followers of a leader or master, esp. of those who are subject to the care of the Good Shepherd: Mat.10:6 15:24 26:31" (LXX) Mrk.14:27 (LXX), Jhn.10:7-8, 15-16 10:26-27 21:16-17 (WH txt., προβάτια), Heb.13:20; opposite to ἐρίφια, Mat.25:33. ; προβάτιον, -ου, τό, ; dimin. of πρόβατον (used as a term of endearment, see El., § …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πρόβᾰτον, τό, ; frequently in plural πρόβατα (but also in singular, []; irregular dative πρόβασι[] — used (among the Ionians and Dorians) of all four-footed cattle, []; of Europa's bull, [] generally of cattle, flocks and herds, []; τὰ π. καὶ καρταίποδα []; opposed to ἄνθρωποι, []; τὰ λεπτὰ τῶν π. small cattle, i.e. sheep and goats, []; so later, π. ἀπὸ τῶν ἀρνῶν καὶ τῶν ἐρίφων λήψεσθε [] almost invariably of sheep, []; so in later Boeotian dialect, []: generally, animals for slaughter, whether …

Where it's used 40 times

Matthew 7:15 · Matthew 9:36 · Matthew 10:6 · Matthew 10:16 · Matthew 12:11 · Matthew 12:12 · Matthew 15:24 · Matthew 18:12 · Matthew 25:32 · Matthew 25:33 · Matthew 26:31 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 14:27 · Luke 15:4 · Luke 15:6 · John 2:14 · John 2:15 · John 10:1 · John 10:2 · John 10:3 · John 10:4 · John 10:7 · John 10:8 · John 10:11 · John 10:12 · John 10:13 · John 10:15 · John 10:16 · John 10:26 · John 10:27 · John 21:16 · John 21:17 · Acts 8:32 · Romans 8:36 · Hebrews 13:20 · 1 Peter 2:25 · Revelation 18:13 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G4263; TFLSJ G4263

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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