To shepherd
ποιμαίνωStrong’s G4165poimainō
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Poimainō is the Greek word usually translated “shepherd”, “shepherding” and “do shepherd”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“These 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;”
Meaning
Usually translated “shepherd”, “shepherding” and “do shepherd”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- will shepherd 3
- shepherding 2
- do shepherd 2
- to shepherd 1
- shepherds 1
- he will shepherd 1
- to rule 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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;
Greek dictionary
ποιμαίνω poimainō · to shepherd
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “shepherd” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHEP'HERD, noun
- A man employed in tending, feeding and gaurding sheep in the pasture.
- A swain; a rural lover.
- The pastor of a parish, church or congregation; a minister of the gospel who superintends a church or parish, and gived instruction in spiritual things.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.