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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 50 times in 48 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31 - And Laban said to him, What shall I give thee? and Jacob said to him, Thou shalt not give me anything; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again tend thy flocks and keep them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36 - And he set a distance of a three days' journey between them [fn]and Jacob. And Jacob tended the cattle of Laban that were left behind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2 - And these are the generations of Jacob. And Joseph was seventeen years old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, being young; with the sons of Balla, and with the sons of Zelpha, the wives of his father; [fn]and Joseph brought to Israel their father their evil reproach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13 - And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed their flock in Sychem? Come, I will send thee to them; and he said to him, Behold, I am here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:16 - And the priest of Madiam had seven daughters, feeding the flock of their father Jothor; and they came and drew water until they filled their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jothor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:1 - And Moses was feeding the flock of Jothor his father-in-law, the priest of Madiam; and he brought the sheep nigh to the wilderness, and came to the mount of Choreb.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11 - And Samuel said to Jessæ, [fn]Hast thou no more sons? And Jessæ said, There is yet [fn]a little one; behold, he tends the flock. And Samuel said to Jessæ, Send and fetch him, for we may not sit down till he comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - And David said to Saul, Thy servant was tending the flock for his father; and when a lion came and a she-bear, and took a sheep out of the flock,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:16 - And when we were in the field, they were as a wall round about us, both by night and by day, all the days that we were with them feeding the flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2 - And [fn]heretofore Saul being king over us, thou wast he that didst lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a leader to my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7 - wheresoever I went with all Israel. Have I ever spoken to any of the tribes of Israel, which I commanded to tend my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2 - And heretofore when Saul was king, thou wast he that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a ruler over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:6 - in all places through which I have gone with all Israel: did I ever speak to any one tribe of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why is it that ye have not built me a house of cedar?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:9 - Thou shalt [fn]rule them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:1 - (LXX 22:1) A Psalm of David. The Lord tends me as a shepherd, and I shall want nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9 - (LXX 27:9) Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: and take care of them, and lift them up for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 - (LXX 36:3) Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:14 - (LXX 47:15) For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 - (LXX 48:15) They have laid them as sheep in Hades; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their help shall fail in Hades from their glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71 - (LXX 77:71) He took him from following the ewes great with young, to be the shepherd of Jacob his servant, and Israel his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:72

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:72 - (LXX 77:72) So he tended them in the innocency of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 - (LXX 79:1) For the [fn]end, for alternate strains, a testimony for Asaph, a Psalm concerning the Assyrian. (79:2) Attend, O Shepherd of Israel, who guidest Joseph like a flock; thou who sittest upon the cherubs, manifest thyself;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11 - The Lord loves holy hearts, and all blameless persons are acceptable with him: a king rules with his lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:7 - A wise son keeps the law: but he that keeps up debauchery dishonours his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:3 - When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7 - Tell me, thou whom my soul loves, where thou tendest thy flock, where thou causest them to rest at noon, lest I become as one that is veiled by the flocks of thy companions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8 - If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, and feed thy kids by the shepherds' tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 - My kinsman is mine, and I am his: he feeds his flock among the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 - My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 - I am my kinsman's, and my kinsman is mine, who feeds among the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11 - He shall tend his flock as a shepherd, and he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and shall soothe them that are with young.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:5 - And strangers shall come and feed thy flocks, and aliens shall be thy ploughmen and vine-dressers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:15 - and I will give you shepherds after my heart, and they shall certainly tend you with knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 - The shepherds and their flocks shall come to her; and they shall pitch their tents against her round about, and shall feed their flocks each with his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:18 - Therefore have the nations heard, and they that feed their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:22 - The wind shall tend all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity; for then shalt thou be ashamed and disgraced because of all thy lovers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore thus saith the Lord against them that tend my people; Ye have scattered my sheep, and driven them out, and ye have not visited them: behold, I will take vengeance upon you according to your evil practices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:4 - And I will raise up shepherds to them, who shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be alarmed, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:10 - thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my sheep at their hands, and will turn them back that they shall not feed my sheep, and the shepherds shall no longer feed them; and I will deliver my sheep out of their mouth, and they shall no longer be meat for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:23 - And I will raise up one shepherd over them, and he shall tend them, even my servant David, and he shall be their shepherd;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:5 - I tended thee as a shepherd in the wilderness, in an uninhabited land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 - (LXX 5:3) And the Lord shall stand, and see, and feed his flock with power, and they shall dwell in the glory of the name of the Lord their God: for now shall they be magnified to the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:6 - (LXX 5:5) And they shall tend the Assyrian with a sword, and the land of Nebrod with her trench: and he shall deliver you from the Assyrian, when he shall come upon your land, and when he shall invade your coasts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:14 - Tend thy people with thy rod, the sheep of thine inheritance, those that inhabit by themselves the thicket in the midst of Carmel: they shall feed in the land of Basan, and in the land of Galaad, as in the days of old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:4 - Thus saith the Lord Almighty, Feed the sheep of the slaughter;

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:7 - And I will tend the flock of slaughter in the land of Chanaan: and I will take for myself two rods; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Line; and I will tend the flock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:9 - And I said, I will not tend you: that which dies, let it die; and that which [fn]falls off, let it fall off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of his neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 - Alas for the vain shepherds that have forsaken the sheep! the sword shall be upon [fn]the arms of such a one, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be completely withered, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
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