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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 - And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36 - And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2 - These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13 - And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:16 - Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11 - And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:16 - They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2 - Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7 - In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2 - And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:6 - Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:9 - Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:1 - [[A Psalm of David.]] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9 - Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 - Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:14 - For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 - Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:71

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71 - From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:72

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:72 - So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 - [[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.]] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11 - He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:7 - Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:3 - Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7 - Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8 - If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 - I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11 - He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:5 - And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:15 - And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 - The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:18 - Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:22 - The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:4 - And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:10 - Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:23

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:5 - I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 - And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:6 - And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:14 - Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:4 - Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:7 - And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:9 - Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 - Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
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