Strong's Concordance poimén: a shepherd Original Word: ποιμήν, ένος, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: poimén Phonetic Spelling: (poy-mane') Short Definition: a shepherd Definition: a shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men. HELPS Word-studies 4166 poimḗn – properly, a shepherd ("pastor" in Latin); (figuratively) someone who the Lord raises up to care for the total well-being of His flock (the people of the Lord). [4166 (poimḗn) is closely associated with 1066 /Gedeṓn ("to feed the flock"), see Jn 21:15-17.] . Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4166: ποιμήνποιμήν, ποιμένος, ὁ (akin to the noun ποίᾳ, which see: (or from the root meaning 'to protect'; cf. Curtius, § 372; Fick 1:132)), from Homer down; the Sept. for רֹעֶה, a herdsman, especially a shepherd; a. properly: Matthew 9:36; Matthew 25:32; Matthew 26:31; Mark 6:34; Mark 14:27; Luke 2:8, 15, 18, 20; John 10:2, 12; in the parable, he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow, John 10:11, 14. b. metaphorically, the presiding officer, manager, director, of any assembly: so of Christ the Head of the church, John 10:16; 1 Peter 2:25; Hebrews 13:20 (of the Jewish Messiah, Ezekiel 34:23); of the overseers of the Christian assemblies (A. V. pastors), Ephesians 4:11; cf. Ritschl, Entstehung der altkathol. Kirche, edition 2, p. 350f; (Hatch, Barnpron Lects. for 1880, p. 123f). (Of kings and princes we find ποιμένες λαῶν in Homer and Hesiod.) Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd (literally or figuratively) -- shepherd, pastor. Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 416618 Occurrences ποιμὴν — 7 Occ. ποιμένα — 6 Occ. ποιμένας — 1 Occ. ποιμένες — 3 Occ. ποιμένων — 1 Occ. Matthew 9:36 N-AMS GRK: μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα NAS: sheep without a shepherd. KJV: having no shepherd. INT: not having a shepherd Matthew 25:32 N-NMS Matthew 26:31 N-AMS Mark 6:34 N-AMS Mark 14:27 N-AMS Luke 2:8 N-NMP Luke 2:15 N-NMP Luke 2:18 N-GMP Luke 2:20 N-NMP John 10:2 N-NMS John 10:11 N-NMS John 10:11 N-NMS John 10:12 N-NMS John 10:14 N-NMS John 10:16 N-NMS Ephesians 4:11 N-AMP Hebrews 13:20 N-AMS 1 Peter 2:25 N-AMS |