1 | Strong's Number: g4263 | Greek: probaton |
Sheep:
from probaino, "to go forward," i.e., of the movement of quadrupeds, was used among the Greeks of small cattle, sheep and goats; in the NT, of "sheep" only
(a) naturally, e.g., Mat 12:11, 12;
(b) metaphorically, of those who belong to the Lord, the lost ones of the house of Israel, Mat 10:6; of those who are under the care of the Good Shepherd, e.g., Mat 26:31; Jhn 10:1, lit., "the fold of the sheep," and Jhn 10:2-27; 21:16, 17 in some texts; Hbr 13:20; of those who in a future day, at the introduction of the Millennial Kingdom, have shown kindness to His persecuted earthly people in their great tribulation, Mat 25:33; of the clothing of false shepherds, Mat 7:15;
(c) figuratively, by way of simile, of Christ, Act 8:32; of the disciples, e.g., Mat 10:16; of true followers of Christ in general, Rom 8:36; of the former wayward condition of those who had come under His Shepherd care, 1Pe 2:25; of the multitudes who sought the help of Christ in the days of His flesh, Mat 9:36; Mar 6:34.
2 | Strong's Number: g4263 | Greek: probation |
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