G4165 – poimaino – ποιμαίνω feed (cattle), rule

Strong’s ID:
G4165
Greek Word:
ποιμαίνω
Transliteration:
poimaino
Pronunciation:
poy-mah’-ee-no
Part of Speech:
verb
Usage Count:
11
Search:
Find “poimaino” in the Bible (New Testament)

Strong’s Greek Lexicon

from G4166; to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser):—feed (cattle), rule.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) to feed, to tend a flock, keep sheep
1a) to rule, govern
1a1) of rulers
1a2) to furnish pasture for food
1a3) to nourish
1a4) to cherish one’s body, to serve the body
1a5) to supply the requisites for the soul’s need

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.