Sheep
πρόβατονStrong’s G4263probaton
Appears in 37 verses of the New Testament
In short
Probaton is the Greek word usually translated “sheep” and “than a sheep”. It appears in 37 verses of the New Testament.
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sheep” and “than a sheep”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sheep 35
- the sheep 2
- of sheep 1
- than a sheep 1
- a sheep 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 17
- Matthew 11
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
9 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
- Matthew 10:6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- Matthew 12:11And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
- Matthew 12:12How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
- Matthew 15:24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Greek dictionary
πρόβατον probaton · sheep
πρόβατον, -ου, τό (προβαίνω), [in LXX chiefly for צֹאן, also for שֶׂה, more rarely for כֶּבֶשׂ (כֶּשֶׂב), רָחֵל ;] 1. in Hom., Hdt., cattle, esp. of small cattle, sheep and goats. 2. In NT, as in Attic writers generally (cf. MM, xxi), a sheep: Mat.7:15, Mrk.6:34, al.; πρόβατα σφαγῆς, Rom.8:36 (LXX). Metaphorical (in cl. of timidity, stupidity or idleness), of the followers of a leader or master, esp. of those who are subject to the care of the Good Shepherd: Mat.10:6 15:24 26:31" (LXX) Mrk.14:27 (LXX), Jhn.10:7-8, 15-16 10:26-27 21:16-17 (WH txt., προβάτια), Heb.13:20; opposite to ἐρίφια, Ma …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sheep” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHEEP, noun
sing. and plu.
- An animal of the genus Ovis, which is one of the most useful species that the Creator has bestowed upon man, and its wool constitutes a principal material of warm clothing, and its flesh is a great article of fool.
- In contempt, a silly fellow.
- Figuratively, God's people are called sheep, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.
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.