Strong G4165ποιμαίνω
to shepherd
- Transliteration
- poimainō
- Pronunciation
- poy-mah'ee-no
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G4166; to tend as a shepherd (or figuratively superviser): - feed (cattle) rule.
Detailed definition
ποιμαίνω
(ποιμήν), [in LXX chiefly for רָעָה;]
to act as shepherd, tend flocks: Luk.17:7; with accusative, ποιμνην, 1Co.9:7. Metaphorical, to tend, shepherd, govern: with accusative, Mat.2:6 (LXX), Jhn.21:16, Act.20:28, 1Pe.5:2, Ju 12, Rev.2:27 7:17 12:5 19:15.†
SYN.: βόσκω, q.v (AS)
(ποιμήν), [in LXX chiefly for רָעָה;]
to act as shepherd, tend flocks: Luk.17:7; with accusative, ποιμνην, 1Co.9:7. Metaphorical, to tend, shepherd, govern: with accusative, Mat.2:6 (LXX), Jhn.21:16, Act.20:28, 1Pe.5:2, Ju 12, Rev.2:27 7:17 12:5 19:15.†
SYN.: βόσκω, q.v (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4165 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- feed5
- rule4
- cattle1
- feedeth1
First verses
- Matthew 2:6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
- Luke 17:7But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
- John 21:16He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
- Acts 20:28Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- 1 Corinthians 9:7Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
- 1 Peter 5:2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
- Jude 1:12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
- Revelation 2:27And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
- Revelation 7:17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
- Revelation 12:5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
- Revelation 19:15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ποιμαίνω,
Epic dialect imperfect ποιμαίνεσκεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.188)]: (ποιμήν):—herd, tend, μῆλα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” [same place]; ἄρνας 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 23; ποίμνας 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 26, 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 2.1004)]; πρόβατα variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 345c)]; ποιμαίνειν ἐπ᾽ ὄεσσι to be shepherd over sheep, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.25, 11.106)]: absolutely, act as shepherd, tend flocks, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 20.11, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 174d, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 11.65; ἐν τοῖς ἄλσεσιν μὴ π. “SIG” 986.3 (Chios, 5th-4th c.BC))]:—passive, to be herded, roam the pastures, of flocks, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.245, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 579 (Lyric poetry): _metaphorically_, ἀτρεκέων ποιμαίνεται ἔθνος ὀνείρων 2nd c.BC: Moschus Bucolicus 2.5 (unless)]middle, with ὕπνος (l. [Refs (3) as subject).)]
2 πᾶς πεποίμανται τόπος every country has been traversed (as by a shepherd or flocks of sheep), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 249.)]
II metaphorically, tend, cherish, ζωᾶς ἄωτον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 5(4).12; ἱκέτην 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 91; τὸ σῶμα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 209a; θεσμόν “Anthologia Graeca” 12.99.)]
II.2 guide, govern, στρατόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 744; μάλα καὶ κατόπιν ἡμᾶς ἐποίμαινον αὖραι 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 6.)]
II.3 soothe, beguile, ἔρωτα π. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 11.80; ὀνομάτων κομψεύμασι τοὺς ἀμαθεῖς π. 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 54)]: hence, generally, deceive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 153 (Lyric poetry, codex M and Scholia for πημαίνει).)]
II.4 εἴδωλα ἃ ποιμαίνουσιν images which they send flocking, i.e. represent as flocking, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.420b.)]
Epic dialect imperfect ποιμαίνεσκεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.188)]: (ποιμήν):—herd, tend, μῆλα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” [same place]; ἄρνας 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 23; ποίμνας 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 26, 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 2.1004)]; πρόβατα variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 345c)]; ποιμαίνειν ἐπ᾽ ὄεσσι to be shepherd over sheep, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.25, 11.106)]: absolutely, act as shepherd, tend flocks, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 20.11, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 174d, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 11.65; ἐν τοῖς ἄλσεσιν μὴ π. “SIG” 986.3 (Chios, 5th-4th c.BC))]:—passive, to be herded, roam the pastures, of flocks, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.245, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 579 (Lyric poetry): _metaphorically_, ἀτρεκέων ποιμαίνεται ἔθνος ὀνείρων 2nd c.BC: Moschus Bucolicus 2.5 (unless)]middle, with ὕπνος (l. [Refs (3) as subject).)]
2 πᾶς πεποίμανται τόπος every country has been traversed (as by a shepherd or flocks of sheep), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 249.)]
II metaphorically, tend, cherish, ζωᾶς ἄωτον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 5(4).12; ἱκέτην 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 91; τὸ σῶμα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 209a; θεσμόν “Anthologia Graeca” 12.99.)]
II.2 guide, govern, στρατόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 744; μάλα καὶ κατόπιν ἡμᾶς ἐποίμαινον αὖραι 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 6.)]
II.3 soothe, beguile, ἔρωτα π. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 11.80; ὀνομάτων κομψεύμασι τοὺς ἀμαθεῖς π. 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 54)]: hence, generally, deceive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 153 (Lyric poetry, codex M and Scholia for πημαίνει).)]
II.4 εἴδωλα ἃ ποιμαίνουσιν images which they send flocking, i.e. represent as flocking, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.420b.)]