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Lexicon :: Strong's G4166 - poimēn

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ποιμήν
Transliteration
poimēn (Key)
Pronunciation
poy-mane'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:485,901

Strong’s Definitions

ποιμήν poimḗn, poy-mane'; of uncertain affinity; a shepherd (literally or figuratively):—shepherd, pastor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G4166 in the following manner: shepherd (15x), Shepherd (2x), pastor (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G4166 in the following manner: shepherd (15x), Shepherd (2x), pastor (1x).

  1. a herdsman, esp. a shepherd

    1. in the parable, he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow

  2. metaph.

    1. the presiding officer, manager, director, of any assembly: so of Christ the Head of the church

      1. of the overseers of the Christian assemblies

      2. of kings and princes

        A shepherd in the Near East was responsible for watching out for enemies trying to attack the sheep, defending the sheep from attackers, healing the wounded and sick sheep, finding and saving lost or trapped sheep, loving them, and sharing their lives and to earn their trust.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ποιμήν poimḗn, poy-mane'; of uncertain affinity; a shepherd (literally or figuratively):—shepherd, pastor.
STRONGS G4166:
ποιμήν, ποιμένος, ὁ (akin to the noun ποίᾳ, which see: (or from the root meaning 'to protect'; cf. Curtius, § 372; Fick 1:132)), from Homer down; the Sept. for רֹעֶה, a herdsman, especially a shepherd;
a. properly: Matthew 9:36; Matthew 25:32; Matthew 26:31; Mark 6:34; Mark 14:27; Luke 2:8, 15, 18, 20; John 10:2, 12; in the parable, he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow, John 10:11, 14.
b. metaphorically, the presiding officer, manager, director, of any assembly: so of Christ the Head of the church, John 10:16; 1 Peter 2:25; Hebrews 13:20 (of the Jewish Messiah, Ezekiel 34:23); of the overseers of the Christian assemblies (A. V. pastors), Ephesians 4:11; cf. Ritschl, Entstehung der altkathol. Kirche, edition 2, p. 350f; (Hatch, Barnpron Lects. for 1880, p. 123f). (Of kings and princes we find ποιμένες λαῶν in Homer and Hesiod.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
34:23
Matthew
9:36; 25:32; 26:31
Mark
6:34; 14:27
Luke
2:8; 2:15; 2:18; 2:20
John
10:2; 10:11; 10:12; 10:14; 10:16
Ephesians
4:11
Hebrews
13:20
1 Peter
2:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4166 matches the Greek ποιμήν (poimēn),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:36 - وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَى الْجُمُوعَ، أَخَذَتْهُ الشَّفَقَةُ عَلَيْهِمْ، إِذْ كَانُوا مُعَذَّبِينَ وَمُشَرَّدِينَ كَغَنَمٍ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:32 - وَتَجْتَمِعُ أَمَامَهُ الشُّعُوبُ كُلُّهَا، فَيَفْصِلُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَنْ بَعْضٍ كَمَا يَفْصِلُ الرَّاعِي الْغَنَمَ عَنِ الْمِعَازِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:31 - عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ سَتَشُكُّونَ فِيَّ كُلُّكُمْ. لأَنَّهُ قَدْ كُتِبَ: سَأَضْرِبُ الرَّاعِيَ، فَتَتَشَتَّتُ خِرَافُ الْقَطِيعِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:34 - فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ يَسُوعُ مِنَ الْقَارِبِ، رَأَى الْجَمْعَ الْكَثِيرَ وَتَحَنَّنَ عَلَيْهِمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا كَغَنَمٍ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا. فَأَخَذَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ أُمُوراً كَثِيرَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:27 - وَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «كُلُّكُمْ سَتَشُكُّونَ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ كُتِبَ: سَأَضْرِبُ الرَّاعِي، فَتَتَشَتَّتُ الْخِرَافُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:8 - وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ رُعَاةٌ يَبِيتُونَ فِي الْعَرَاءِ، يَتَنَاوَبُونَ حِرَاسَةَ قَطِيعِهِمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:15 - وَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ الْمَلائِكَةُ عَنِ الرُّعَاةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لِنَذْهَبْ إِذَنْ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، وَنَنْظُرْ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الَّذِي حَدَثَ وَقَدْ أَعْلَمَنَا بِهِ الرَّبُّ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:18 - وَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا بِذلِكَ دُهِشُوا مِمَّا قَالَهُ لَهُمُ الرُّعَاةُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:20 - ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الرُّعَاةُ يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا سَمِعُوهُ وَرَأَوْهُ كَمَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:2 - أَمَّا الَّذِي يَدْخُلُ مِنَ الْبَابِ فَهُوَ رَاعِي الْخِرَافِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:11 - أَنَا الرَّاعِي الصَّالِحُ، وَالرَّاعِي الصَّالِحُ يَبْذِلُ حَيَاتَهُ فِدَى خِرَافِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:12 - وَلَيْسَ الأَجِيرُ كَالرَّاعِي، لأَنَّ الْخِرَافَ لَيْسَتْ مِلْكَهُ. فَعِنْدَمَا يَرَى الذِّئْبَ قَادِماً، يَتْرُكُ الْخِرَافَ لِيَنْجُوَ بِنَفْسِهِ، فَيَخْطَفُ الذِّئْبُ الْخِرَافَ وَيُبَدِّدُهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:14 - أَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي الرَّاعِي الصَّالِحُ، وَأَعْرِفُ خِرَافِي، وَخِرَافِي تَعْرِفُنِي،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:16 - وَلِي خِرَافٌ أُخْرَى لَا تَنْتَمِي إِلَى هذِهِ الْحَظِيرَةِ، لابُدَّ أَنْ أَجْمَعَهَا إِلَيَّ أَيْضاً، وَتُصْغِيَ لِصَوْتِي؛ فَيَكُونَ هُنَاكَ قَطِيعٌ وَاحِدٌ وَرَاعٍ وَاحِدٌ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:11 - وَهُوَ قَدْ وَهَبَ الْبَعْضَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا رُسُلاً، وَالْبَعْضَ أَنْبِيَاءَ، وَالْبَعْضَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَالْبَعْضَ رُعَاةً وَمُعَلِّمِينَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:20 - وَأَسْأَلُ اللهَ، إِلَهَ السَّلامِ الَّذِي أَقَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ رَبَّنَا يَسُوعَ رَاعِيَ الْخِرَافِ الْعَظِيمَ بِفَضْلِ دَمِهِ الَّذِي خَتَمَ بِهِ الْعَهْدَ الأَبَدِيَّ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:25 - فَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ ضَالِّينَ كَخِرَافٍ ضَائِعَةٍ، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ قَدْ رَجَعْتُمُ الآنَ إِلَى رَاعِي نُفُوسِكُمْ وَحَارِسِهَا!
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