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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31 - So he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this one thing for me, I will again pasture and keep your flock:
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36 - And he put a distance of three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob was pasturing the rest of Laban’s flocks.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2 - These are the generations of Jacob.

Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought back an evil report about them to their father.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13 - And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “[fn]I will go.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:16 - Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to give water to their father’s flock to drink.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:1 -

Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the [fn]west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11 - And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the young men?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is shepherding the sheep.” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and [fn]bring him, for we will not turn around until he comes here.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - But David said to Saul, “Your servant was shepherding his father’s sheep. And a lion and a bear would come and take a lamb from the flock,
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:16 - “They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the time we were with them shepherding the sheep.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2 - “Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and Yahweh said to you, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be a ruler over Israel.’”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7 - “Wherever I have gone about with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel, which I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2 - “Previously, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be a ruler over My people Israel.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:6 - “Wherever I have gone about with all Israel, did I speak a word with even one of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:9 -

‘You shall [fn]break them with a [fn]rod of iron,

You shall shatter them like a potter’s vessel.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:1 -

A Psalm of David.

Yahweh is my shepherd,

I [fn]shall not want.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9 -

Save Your people and bless Your inheritance;

Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 -

Beth

Trust in Yahweh and do good;

Dwell in the land and [fn]cultivate faithfulness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:14 -

For this is God,

Our God forever and ever;

He will guide us [fn]over death.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 -

As sheep they are appointed for Sheol;

Death will shepherd them;

And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning,

And their form shall be for Sheol to consume,

Far away from his habitation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71 -

From following the [fn]nursing ewes He brought him

To shepherd Jacob His people,

And Israel His inheritance.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:72 -

So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart,

And led them with his skillful hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 -

For the choir director. [fn]El Shoshannim. [fn]Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.

O Shepherd of Israel, give ear,

You who guide Joseph like a flock;

You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 -

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,

And if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11 -

He who loves purity of heart

And grace on his lips, the king is his friend.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:7 -

He who observes the law is a son who understands,

But he who befriends gluttons humiliates his father.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:3 -

A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad,

But he who befriends harlots destroys his wealth.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7 -

“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,

Where do you shepherd your flock,

Where do you make it lie down at noon?

For why should I be like one who [fn]veils herself

Beside the flocks of your companions?”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8 -

[fn]If you yourself do not know,

Most beautiful among women,

Go forth on the trail of the flock

And pasture your young goats

By the dwellings of the shepherds.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 -

[fn]My beloved is mine, and I am his,

He who shepherds his flock among the lilies.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 -

[fn]My beloved has gone down to his garden,

To the beds of spices,

To shepherd his flock in the gardens

And gather lilies.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 -

“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,

He who shepherds his flock among the lilies.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11 -

Like a shepherd He will shepherd His flock;

In His arm He will gather the lambs

And carry them in His bosom;

He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:5 -

Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks,

And [fn]foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:15 -

“Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will [fn]shepherd you on knowledge and understanding.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 -

“Shepherds and their flocks will come to her;

They will pitch their tents [fn]around her;

They will pasture each in his [fn]place.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:18 -

“Therefore hear, O nations,

And know, O congregation, what is among them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:22 -

“The wind will sweep away all your shepherds,

And your lovers will go into captivity;

Then you will surely be ashamed and feel dishonor

Because of all your evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who are shepherding My people: “You have scattered My flock and banished them and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds,” declares Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:4 - “I will also raise up shepherds over them, and they will [fn]shepherd them; and they will not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, nor will any be left unattended,” declares Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:10 - ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will seek My flock from their hand and make them cease from shepherding the flock. So the shepherds will not shepherd themselves anymore, but I will deliver My flock from their mouth so that they will not be food for them.”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:23 -

“Then I will establish over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will shepherd them; he will shepherd them himself and be their shepherd.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:5 -

I Myself knew you in the wilderness,

In the land of drought.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 -

And He will stand and shepherd His flock

In the strength of Yahweh,

In the majesty of the name of Yahweh His God.

And they will [fn]remain

Because [fn]at that time He will be great

To the ends of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:6 -

And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,

The land of Nimrod at its entrances;

And He will deliver us from the Assyrian

When he enters our land

And when he treads within our borders.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:14 -

Shepherd Your people with Your scepter,

The flock of Your inheritance

Which dwells by itself in the forest,

In the midst of [fn]a fruitful orchard.

Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead

As in the ancient days.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:4 -

Thus says Yahweh my God, “Shepherd the flock doomed to slaughter.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:7 -

So I shepherded the flock doomed to slaughter[fn]hence the afflicted of the flock. And I took for myself two staffs: the one I called [fn]Favor, and the other I called [fn]Union; so I shepherded the flock.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:9 - Then I said, “I will not shepherd you. What is to die, [fn]let it die, and what is to be annihilated, [fn]let it be annihilated; and [fn]let those who remain consume one another’s flesh.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 -

“Woe to the worthless shepherd

Who forsakes the flock!

A sword will be on his arm

And on his right eye!

His arm will be totally dried up,

And his right eye will be utterly dimmed.”

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