ποιμήν in the New Testament

Definitions

Thayer

1) a herdsman, especially a shepherd
1a) in the parable, he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow
2) metaphorically
2a) the presiding officer, manager, director, of any assembly: so of Christ the Head of the church
2a1) of the overseers of the Christian assemblies
2a2) of kings and princes
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Citing in TDNT: 6:485, 901

Strong

G4166
Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd (literally or figuratively): - shepherd, pastor.

Louw-Nida

GlossSection
a shepherd44.4
b minister53.72

Classical Greek Dictionaries

These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.

Perseus Digital Library

University of Chicago's Logion lexicon

Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen

Strong's dictionary

Crosswalk

Thayer's dictionary plus other information.

LaParola

From this site's dictionary (in Italian)

In the New Testament

SBLWestcott/HortTischendorfByzantine
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