ποιμαίνω
poimainō
- to shepherd
- to act as shepherd
- tend
- to tend
- shepherd
- govern
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: to shepherd
ποιμαίνω
(ποιμήν), [in LXX chiefly for רָעָה ;]
to act as shepherd, tend flocks: Luk.17:7; with accusative, ποιμνην, 1Co.9:7. Metaphorical, to tend, shepherd, govern: with accusative, Mat.2:6 (LXX), Jhn.21:16, Act.20:28, 1Pe.5:2, Ju 12, Rev.2:27 7:17 12:5 19:15.†
SYN.: βόσκω, q.v (AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: to act as shepherd; tend; to tend; shepherd; govern
to act as shepherd; tend; to tend; shepherd; govern