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Bible Encyclopedias
Poimen

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(ποιμήν ), i.e. pastor, is a name given to ministers of the Gospel in the New-Testament writings and by the early Church. It is a term recommended by the circumstance that Christ had compared himself to a shepherd and his people to a flock; and the apostle Peter had called him the Chief Shepherd. (See PASTOR).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Poimen'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/poimen.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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