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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4166 - ποιμήν

Transliteration

poimḗn

Phonetics

poy-mane'

Origin

of uncertain affinity

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TDNT

6:485,901

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

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 Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (20)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 9

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

BSB (18)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 6

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

CSB (16)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 6

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

ESV (17)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 6

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

KJV (18)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 6

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (18)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 6

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

N95 (18)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 6

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

NAS (18)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 6

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

NLT (18)

Matthew 4

Mark 3

Luke 4

John 7

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

WEB (20)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 9

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

YLT (18)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 6

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

ASV (20)

a shepherd 3

pastors 1

shepherd 5

shepherds 1

the 3

the shepherd 5

the shepherds 2

BSB (18)

a shepherd 3

shepherd 8

shepherds 4

the shepherd 2

to be pastors 1

CSB (16)

pastors 1

shepherd 8

shepherds 2

the shepherd 3

the shepherds 2

ESV (17)

shepherd 13

shepherds 4

KJV (18)

pastors 1

shepherd 13

shepherds 4

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (18)

pastors 1

shepherd 13

shepherds 4

N95 (18)

pastors 1

shepherd 13

shepherds 4

NAS (18)

pastors 1

shepherd 13

shepherds 4

NLT (18)

pastors 1

shepherd 13

shepherds 3

shepherds' 1

WEB (20)

a shepherd 3

shepherd 5

shepherds 3

that the shepherds 1

the 3

the shepherd 4

without a shepherd 1

YLT (18)

[as] shepherds 1

a shepherd 3

shepherd 10

shepherds 4

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

ANT

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

BEZ

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

BGB

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

BMT

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

BYZ

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

ELZ

N-APM 1

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

T-ASM 1

NA26

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

SBL

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

SCV

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

STV

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

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

TRG

N-APM 1

N-ASM 4

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 3

N-NSM 7

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ποιμήν, ένος, ὁ,

voc. ποιμήν (not -μέν ) Hdn.Gr. 2.717: —

herdsman, whether of sheep or oxen, Od. 10.82 - 5, al.; opp. lord or owner ( ἄναξ ), 4.87 .

2. after Hom. always shepherd, βουκόλοι καὶ π. E. Ba. 714, cf. Cratin. 281, Pl. Tht. 174d, R. 343a, Lg. 735b, etc.; π. προβάτων LXX Genesis 4:2 .

II metaph., shepherd of the people, regularly of Agamemnon, Ἀγαμέμνονα π. λαῶν Il. 2.243, al.: generally, captain, chief, ib. 85, al., S. Aj. 360 codd. (lyr.); ναῶν ποιμένες A. Supp. 767; λόχων E. Ph. 1140; ὄχων Id. Supp. 674; ποιμένες δώρων Κυπρίας, of the Loves, Pi. N. 8.6: abs., master, lord, πλοῦτος ὁ λαχὼν ποιμένα Id. O. 10(11).88; for A. Ag. 657, v. στρόβος.

2. in LXX and NT, pastor, teacher, Jeremiah 2:8, Ep.Ephesians 4:11, etc. (Cf.Lith. piemuõ, gen.sg. piemeñs 'shepherd'.)

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ποιμήν, 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.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ποιμήν , -ίνος , ὁ ,

[in LXX for H7462 ;]

a shepherd: Matthew 9:36; Matthew 25:32; Matthew 26:31 (LXX), Mark 6:34; Mark 14:27, Luke 2:8; Luke 2:15; Luke 2:18; Luke 2:20 John 10:2; John 10:12 Metaph., of Christ; John 10:11; John 10:14; John 10:16 Hebrews 13:20, 1 Peter 2:25; of Christian pastors, Ephesians 4:11 (cf. Hom., Il, i, 263, ποιμένα λαῶν ).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

confined in the NT to Romans 3:25, is seen in P Giss I. 50.4 (A.D. 259) καψά [ρια πο ]λ ̣ειτικὰ δύο προγ ̣ε [γονότ ]α τῷ μετηλλαχότι [π ]ατρί [μον, ";two dressing-rooms in the town-baths which belonged formerly to my deceased father"; : cf. Syll 279 (= .3 601).9 (B.C. 193) διὰ τὴν προγεγενημένην αὐτῶι δόξαν. In BGU III. 979.1 (A.D. 160–1) αἱ πρ [ογ ]εγονυῖαι is unfortunately followed by an hiatus.

List of Word Forms

ποιμενα ποιμένα ποιμενας ποιμένας ποιμενες ποιμένες ποιμένι ποιμένος ποιμενων ποιμένων ποιμέσι ποιμην ποιμήν ποιμὴν poimen poimēn poimḗn poimḕn poimena poiména poimenas poiménas poimenes poiménes poimenon poimenōn poiménon poiménōn