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Lexicon :: Strong's G4168 - poimnion

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ποίμνιον
Transliteration
poimnion (Key)
Pronunciation
poym'-nee-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of a presumed derivative of ποίμνη (G4167)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:499,901

Strong’s Definitions

ποίμνιον poímnion, poym'-nee-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of G4167; a flock, i.e. (figuratively) group (of believers):—flock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4168 in the following manner: flock (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4168 in the following manner: flock (5x).

  1. a flock (esp.) of sheep

  2. a group of Christ's disciples

  3. bodies of Christian (churches) presided over by elders

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ποίμνιον poímnion, poym'-nee-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of G4167; a flock, i.e. (figuratively) group (of believers):—flock.
STRONGS G4168:
ποίμνιον, ποιμνίου, τό (contracted from ποιμενιον, equivalent to ποίμνη, see ποιμήν; (on the accent cf. Winers Grammar, 52; Chandler § 313 b.)), a flock (especially) of sheep: so of a group of Christ's disciples, Luke 12:32; of bodies of Christians (churches) presided over by elders (cf. references under the word ποιμήν, b.), Acts 20:28, 29; 1 Peter 5:3; with a possessive genitive added, τοῦ Θεοῦ, 1 Peter 5:2, as in Jeremiah 13:17; τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 16, 1 [ET]; 44, 3 [ET]; 54, 2 [ET]; 57, 2 [ET]. (Herodotus, Sophicles, Euripides, Plato, Lucian, others; the Sept. chiefly for עֵדֶר and צֹאן.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Jeremiah
13:17
Luke
12:32
Acts
20:28; 20:29
1 Corinthians
16; 16:1
1 Peter
5:2; 5:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4168 matches the Greek ποίμνιον (poimnion),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:32 - “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:28 - Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God,[fn] which he obtained with his own blood.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:29 - I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:2 - shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[fn] not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[fn] not for shameful gain, but eagerly;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:3 - not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
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