Shepherd
ποιμήνStrong’s G4166poimēn
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Poimēn is the Greek word usually translated “shepherd” and “shepherds”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.”
Meaning
Usually translated “shepherd” and “shepherds”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- shepherd 11
- shepherds 5
- a shepherd 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 5
- Luke 4
- Matthew 3
- Mark 2
- Ephesians 1
- Hebrews 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:32And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
- Matthew 26:31Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
- Mark 6:34And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
- Mark 14:27And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
- Luke 2:8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
- Luke 2:15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
Greek dictionary
ποιμήν poimēn · shepherd
ποιμήν, -ίνος, ὁ [in LXX for רָעָה ;] a shepherd: Mat.9:36 25:32 26:31" (LXX), Mrk.6:34 14:27, Luk.2:8, 15 2:18, 20 Jhn.10:2, 12 Metaphorical, of Christ; Jhn.10:11, 14 10:16 Heb.13:20, 1Pe.2:25; of Christian pastors, Eph.4:11 (cf. Hom., Il, i, 263, ποιμένα λαῶν).† (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.