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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 MGNT 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 - Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son.

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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 - Tend the flock of God that is your charge, not by constraint but willingly, not for shameful gain but eagerly,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:3

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