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Lexicon :: Strong's G4263 - probaton

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πρόβατον
Transliteration
probaton (Key)
Pronunciation
prob'-at-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from a presumed. derivative of προβαίνω (G4260)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:689,936

Strong’s Definitions

†πρόβατον próbaton, prob'-at-on; probably neuter of a presumed derivative of G4260; something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively):—sheep(-fold).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's G4263 in the following manner: sheep (40x), sheepfold (with G833) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's G4263 in the following manner: sheep (40x), sheepfold (with G833) (1x).

  1. any four footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle (opp. to large cattle, horses, etc.), most commonly a sheep or a goat

    1. a sheep, and so always in the NT

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†πρόβατον próbaton, prob'-at-on; probably neuter of a presumed derivative of G4260; something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively):—sheep(-fold).
STRONGS G4263:
πρόβατον, προβάτου, τό (from προβαίνω, properly, 'that which walks forward'), from Homer down, the Sept. chiefly for צֹאן, then for שֶׂה, sometimes for כֶּבֶשׂ and כֶּשֶׂב (a lamb), properly, any four-footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle (opposed to large cattle, horses, etc.), most common a sheep or a goat; but especially a sheep, and so always in the N. T.: Matthew 7:15; Matthew 10:16; Matthew 12:11; Mark 6:34; Luke 15:4, 6; John 2:14; John 10:1-4, 11f.; Acts 8:32 (from Isaiah 53:7); 1 Peter 2:25; Revelation 18:13; πρόβατα σφαγῆς, sheep destined for the slaughter, Romans 8:36. metaphorically, πρόβατα, sheep, is used of the followers of any master: Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27 (from Zechariah 13:7); of mankind, who as needing salvation obey the injunctions of him who provides it and leads them to it; so of the followers of Christ: John 10:7f, 15f, 26; John 21:16 (R G L Tr text WH marginal reading), John 21:17 (R G L WH marginal reading); Hebrews 13:20; τά πρόβατα ἀπολωλότα (see ἀπόλλυμι, at the end), Matthew 10:6; Matthew 15:24; τά πρόβατα in distinction from τά ἐρίφια, are good men as distinguished from bad people, Matthew 25:33.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
53:7
Zechariah
13:7
Matthew
7:15; 10:6; 10:16; 12:11; 15:24; 25:33; 26:31
Mark
6:34; 14:27
Luke
15:4; 15:6
John
2:14; 10:1; 10:2; 10:3; 10:4; 10:7; 10:11; 10:15; 10:26; 21:16; 21:17
Acts
8:32
Romans
8:36
Hebrews
13:20
1 Peter
2:25
Revelation
18:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4263 matches the Greek πρόβατον (probaton),
which occurs 39 times in 37 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:15 -

“Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:36 -

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion and pity for them, because they were dispirited and distressed, like sheep without a shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:6 - but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 -

“Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda].

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:11 - But He said to them, “What man is there among you who, if he has only one sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:12 - “How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful and permissible to do good on the Sabbath.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:24 - He answered, “I was commissioned by God and sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:12 -

“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:32 - “All the nations will be gathered before Him [for judgment]; and He will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:33 - and He will put the sheep on His right [the place of honor], and the goats on His left [the place of rejection].

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:31 -

Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night [disillusioned about Me, confused, and some even ashamed of Me], for it is written [in the Scriptures], ‘I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK WILL BE SCATTERED.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:34 - When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd [waiting], and He was moved with compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd [lacking guidance]; and He began to teach them many things.

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Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away [and be ashamed and be afraid to be associated with Me as disciples], because it is written, ‘I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP WILL BE SCATTERED.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:4 - “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost, [searching] until he finds it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:6 - “And when he gets home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:14 - And in the temple [enclosure] He found the [fn]people who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at their tables.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:15 - He made a whip of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:1 -

“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up from some other place [on the stone wall], that one is a thief and a robber.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:2 - “But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep [the protector and provider].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:3 - “The [fn]doorkeeper opens [the gate] for this man, and the sheep hear his voice and pay attention to it. And [knowing that they listen] he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [to pasture].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:4 - “When he has brought all his own sheep outside, he walks on ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice and recognize his call.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:7 -

So Jesus said again, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I am [fn]the Door for the sheep [leading to life].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:8 - “All who came before Me [as false messiahs and self-appointed leaders] are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not hear them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:11 -

“[fn]I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd [fn]lays down His [own] life for the sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:12 - “But the hired man [who merely serves for wages], who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:13 - “The man runs because he is a hired hand [who serves only for wages] and is not concerned about the [safety of the] sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:15 - even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father—and I lay down My [very own] life [sacrificing it] for the benefit of the sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:16 - “I have [fn]other sheep [beside these] that are not of this fold. I must bring those also, and they will listen to My voice and pay attention to My call, and they will become [fn]one flock with one Shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:26 - “But you do not believe Me [so you do not trust and follow Me] because you are not My sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:27 - “The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:16 - Again He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:17 - He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with a deep, personal affection for Me, as for a close friend]?” Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you [really] [fn]love Me [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend]?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know everything; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:32 - Now this was the passage of Scripture which he was reading:

“LIKE A SHEEP HE WAS LED TO THE SLAUGHTER;

AND AS A LAMB BEFORE ITS SHEARER IS SILENT,

SO HE DOES NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:36 - Just as it is written and forever remains written,

“FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG;

WE ARE REGARDED AS SHEEP FOR THE SLAUGHTER.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:20 -

Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:25 - For you were continually wandering like [so many] sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:13 - and cinnamon and spices and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat; of cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and carriages; and of slaves and human lives.
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