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Lexicon :: Strong's G4165 - poimainō

Aa
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 50 times in 48 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31 - And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 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 BoxGen 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 he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13 - And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding 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 BoxExo 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 BoxExo 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:1 - Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 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 is keeping 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 Box1Sa 17:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2 - In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7 - In all 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 be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2 - In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:6 - In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

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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 BoxPsa 23:1

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:9

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Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:
Be their shepherd also, and bear them up for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 -
Trust in Jehovah, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.

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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 BoxPsa 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 -
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd:
And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,
That there be no habitation for it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71 -
From following the ewes that have their young he brought him,
To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:72

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:72 -
So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart,
And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 -
For the Chief Musician, set to Shoshanim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;
Thou that sittest above the cherubim, shine forth.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:7 -
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son;
But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

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Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father;
But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7 -
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth,
Where thou feedest thy flock,
Where thou makest it to rest at noon:
For why should I be as one that is veiled
Beside the flocks of thy companions?

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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 BoxSng 2:16 -
My beloved is mine, and I am his:
He feedeth his flock among the lilies.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 -
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine;
He feedeth his flock among the lilies,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:5 - And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vine-dressers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:15 - And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 - 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 BoxJer 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 BoxJer 22:22 - The wind shall feed all thy shepherds, 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 BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, against the shepherds 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 Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:4

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:10

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

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

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

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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: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:14

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:4

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:7 - So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the 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 BoxZec 11:9

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 - Woe to the worthless 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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