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Lexicon :: Strong's G4165 - poimainō

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ποιμαίνω
Transliteration
poimainō (Key)
Pronunciation
poy-mah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:485,901

Trench's Synonyms: xxv. βόσκω, ποιμαίνω.

Strong’s Definitions

ποιμαίνω poimaínō, poy-mah'-ee-no; from G4166; to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser):—feed (cattle), rule.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G4165 in the following manner: feed (6x), rule (4x), feed cattle (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G4165 in the following manner: feed (6x), rule (4x), feed cattle (1x).

  1. to feed, to tend a flock, keep sheep

    1. to rule, govern

      1. of rulers

      2. to furnish pasture for food

      3. to nourish

      4. to cherish one's body, to serve the body

      5. to supply the requisites for the soul's need

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ποιμαίνω poimaínō, poy-mah'-ee-no; from G4166; to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser):—feed (cattle), rule.
STRONGS G4165:
ποιμαίνω; future ποιμανῶ; 1 aorist imperative 2 person plural ποιμάνατε (1 Peter 5:2); (ποιμήν, which see); from Homer down; the Sept. for רָעָה; to feed, to tend a flock, keep sheep;
a. properly: Luke 17:7; ποίμνην, 1 Corinthians 9:7.
b. tropically,
α. to rule, govern: of rulers, τινα, Matthew 2:6; Revelation 2:27; Revelation 12:5; Revelation 19:15 (2 Samuel 5:2; Micah 5:6 (Micah 5:5); Micah 7:14, etc.; (cf. Winers Grammar, 17)) (see ποιμήν, b. at the end); of the overseers (pastors) of the church, John 21:16; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2.
β. to furnish pasturage or food; to nourish: ἑαυτόν, to cherish one's body, to serve the body, Jude 1:12; to supply the requisites for the soul's needs (R. V. shall be their shepherd), Revelation 7:17. (Synonym: see βόσκω, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
5:2
Micah
5:5; 5:6; 7:14
Matthew
2:6
Luke
17:7
John
21:16
Acts
20:28
1 Corinthians
9:7
1 Peter
5:2; 5:2
Jude
1:12
Revelation
2:27; 7:17; 12:5; 19:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4165 matches the Greek ποιμαίνω (poimainō),
which occurs 51 times in 49 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31 - So Laban asked, "What should I give you?" "You don't need to give me a thing," Jacob replied, "but if you agree to this one condition, I will continue to care for your flocks and protect them:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36 - Then he separated them from Jacob by a three-day journey, while Jacob was taking care of the rest of Laban's flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2 - This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, his seventeen-year-old son, was taking care of the flocks with his brothers. Now he was a youngster working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13 - Israel said to Joseph, "Your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them." "I'm ready," Joseph replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:16 - Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and began to draw water and fill the troughs in order to water their father's flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:1 - Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11 - Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Is that all of the young men?" Jesse replied, "There is still the youngest one, but he's taking care of the flock." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him, for we cannot turn our attention to other things until he comes here."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - David replied to Saul, "Your servant has been a shepherd for his father's flock. Whenever a lion or bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:16 - Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2 - In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The LORD said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7 - Wherever I moved among all the Israelites, I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel, "Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?"'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2 - In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel's commanding general. The LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:6 - Wherever I moved throughout Israel, I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel, 'Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?'"'

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:9 - You will break them with an iron scepter; you will smash them like a potter's jar!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:1 - The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9 - Deliver your people! Empower the nation that belongs to you! Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms at all times!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 - Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:14 - For God, our God, is our defender forever! He guides us!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 - They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:71

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71 - He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:72

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:72 - David cared for them with pure motives; he led them with skill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 - O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11 - The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious - the king will be his friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:7 - The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:3 - The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7 - Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions! The Lover to His Beloved:

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8 - If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds. The Lover to His Beloved:

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 - My lover is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies. The Beloved to Her Lover:

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 - My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the flowerbeds of balsam spices, to graze in the gardens, and to gather lilies. The Beloved about Her Lover:

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 - I am my lover's and my lover is mine; he grazes among the lilies. The Lover to His Beloved:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11 - Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:5 - "Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:15 - I will give you leaders who will be faithful to me. They will lead you with knowledge and insight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 - Kings will come against it with their armies. They will encamp in siege all around it. Each of them will devastate the portion assigned to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:18 - So the LORD said, "Hear, you nations! Be witnesses and take note of what will happen to these people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:22 - My judgment will carry off all your leaders like a storm wind! Your allies will go into captivity. Then you will certainly be disgraced and put to shame because of all the wickedness you have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - So the LORD God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: "You have caused my people to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:4 - I will install rulers over them who will care for them. Then they will no longer need to fear or be terrified. None of them will turn up missing. I, the LORD, promise it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:10 - This is what the sovereign LORD says: Look, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand my sheep from their hand. I will no longer let them be shepherds; the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore. I will rescue my sheep from their mouth, so that they will no longer be food for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:23 - I will set one shepherd over them, and he will feed them - namely, my servant David. He will feed them and will be their shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:5 - I cared for you in the wilderness, in the dry desert where no water was.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 - He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the LORD's strength, by the sovereign authority of the LORD his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:6 - They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with a drawn sword. Our king will rescue us from the Assyrians should they attempt to invade our land and try to set foot in our territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:14 - Shepherd your people with your shepherd's rod, the flock that belongs to you, the one that lives alone in a thicket, in the midst of a pastureland. Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, as they did in the old days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:4 - The LORD my God says this: "Shepherd the flock set aside for slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:7 - So I began to shepherd the flock destined for slaughter, the most afflicted of all the flock. Then I took two staffs, calling one "Pleasantness" and the other "Binders," and I tended the flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:9 - I then said, "I will not shepherd you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be eradicated, let it be eradicated. As for those who survive, let them eat each other's flesh!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 - Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! May a sword fall on his arm and his right eye! May his arm wither completely away, and his right eye become completely blind!"
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