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Lexicon :: Strong's G4263 - probaton

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πρόβατον
Transliteration
probaton (Key)
Pronunciation
prob'-at-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from a presumed. derivative of προβαίνω (G4260)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:689,936

Strong’s Definitions

†πρόβατον próbaton, prob'-at-on; probably neuter of a presumed derivative of G4260; something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively):—sheep(-fold).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's G4263 in the following manner: sheep (40x), sheepfold (with G833) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's G4263 in the following manner: sheep (40x), sheepfold (with G833) (1x).

  1. any four footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle (opp. to large cattle, horses, etc.), most commonly a sheep or a goat

    1. a sheep, and so always in the NT

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†πρόβατον próbaton, prob'-at-on; probably neuter of a presumed derivative of G4260; something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively):—sheep(-fold).
STRONGS G4263:
πρόβατον, προβάτου, τό (from προβαίνω, properly, 'that which walks forward'), from Homer down, the Sept. chiefly for צֹאן, then for שֶׂה, sometimes for כֶּבֶשׂ and כֶּשֶׂב (a lamb), properly, any four-footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle (opposed to large cattle, horses, etc.), most common a sheep or a goat; but especially a sheep, and so always in the N. T.: Matthew 7:15; Matthew 10:16; Matthew 12:11; Mark 6:34; Luke 15:4, 6; John 2:14; John 10:1-4, 11f.; Acts 8:32 (from Isaiah 53:7); 1 Peter 2:25; Revelation 18:13; πρόβατα σφαγῆς, sheep destined for the slaughter, Romans 8:36. metaphorically, πρόβατα, sheep, is used of the followers of any master: Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27 (from Zechariah 13:7); of mankind, who as needing salvation obey the injunctions of him who provides it and leads them to it; so of the followers of Christ: John 10:7f, 15f, 26; John 21:16 (R G L Tr text WH marginal reading), John 21:17 (R G L WH marginal reading); Hebrews 13:20; τά πρόβατα ἀπολωλότα (see ἀπόλλυμι, at the end), Matthew 10:6; Matthew 15:24; τά πρόβατα in distinction from τά ἐρίφια, are good men as distinguished from bad people, Matthew 25:33.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
53:7
Zechariah
13:7
Matthew
7:15; 10:6; 10:16; 12:11; 15:24; 25:33; 26:31
Mark
6:34; 14:27
Luke
15:4; 15:6
John
2:14; 10:1; 10:2; 10:3; 10:4; 10:7; 10:11; 10:15; 10:26; 21:16; 21:17
Acts
8:32
Romans
8:36
Hebrews
13:20
1 Peter
2:25
Revelation
18:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4263 matches the Greek πρόβατον (probaton),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in 'Deu' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:13 - And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:13 - And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:6 - And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:17 - Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21 - If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:4 - These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23 - And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:14 - Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:19 - All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:2 - Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 - Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:3 - And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:4 - The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:1 - Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:4 - Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:18 - Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:51

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:51 - And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:14 - Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
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