Old & New Testament Greek

Entry for Strong's #4166 - ποιμήν

Transliteration:

poimḗn

Phonetics:

poy-mane'

Word Origin:

of uncertain affinity

Parts of Speech:

Noun Masculine

TDNT:

6:485,901

Word Definition [ Thayer's | Strong's ]

Thayer's Definition

a herdsman, esp. a shepherd
1. in the parable, he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow
metaph.
1. the presiding officer, manager, director, of any assembly: so of Christ the Head of the church
  1. of the overseers of the Christian assemblies
  2. of kings and princes

The tasks of a Near Eastern shepherd were: - to watch for enemies trying to attack the sheep - to defend the sheep from attackers - to heal the wounded and sick sheep - to find and save lost or trapped sheep - to love them, sharing their lives and so earning their trust.

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 7200 ‑ רָאָה (raw‑aw');

Frequency / Word / Parsing Lists [ Book | Word | Parsing ]

Verse Results

KJV

NAS

Matthew	3
Mark	2
Luke	4
John	5
Ephesians	1
Hebrews	1
1 Peter	1

Matthew	3
Mark	2
Luke	4
John	5
Ephesians	1
Hebrews	1
1 Peter	1

BYZ

TIS

N-APM	1
N-ASM	6
N-GPM	1
N-NPM	3
N-NSM	7

N-APM	1
N-ASM	6
N-GPM	1
N-NPM	3
N-NSM	7

N-APM	1
N-ASM	6
N-GPM	1
N-NPM	3
N-NSM	7

N-APM	1
N-ASM	5
N-GPM	1
N-NPM	3
N-NSM	7
T-ASM	1

N-APM	1
N-ASM	6
N-GPM	1
N-NPM	3
N-NSM	7

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