Word Study · Strong's G4165 · Greek

ποιμαίνω

poimaino

poy-mah'-ee-no

Strong's 1890 spelling: poimaínō

“to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser)

Rendered in the KJV as

feed (cattle), rule.

11
occurrencesin the New Testament
8 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
7
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 11 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 7

ποιμανεῖ4
ποιμαίνειν2
ποίμαινε1
ποιμαίνει1
ποιμαίνοντα,1
ποιμαίνοντες·1
ποιμάνατε1

How it is rendered · 8

will shepherd3
do shepherd2
he will shepherd1
shepherding,1
shepherding;1
shepherds1
to rule1
to shepherd1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 7

verb · future active, statement · 3rd person singular4
verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)2
verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person plural1
verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
verb · present active, command · 2nd person singular1
verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-FAI-3S · 4
V-PAN · 2
V-AAM-2P · 1
V-PAI-3S · 1
V-PAM-2S · 1
V-PAP-ASM · 1
V-PAP-NPM · 1

All 11, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Revelation4 of 11 · 36%
Matthew1 of 11 · 9%
Luke1 of 11 · 9%
John1 of 11 · 9%
Acts1 of 11 · 9%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 2:6ποιμανεῖpoimaneiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singular‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”here: will shepherd

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 17:7ποιμαίνοντα,poimainontaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularWhich of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?here: shepherding,

John1 occurrence

John 21:16ποίμαινεpoimaineverb · present active, command · 2nd person singularJesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”here: do shepherd

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 20:28ποιμαίνεινpoimaineinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.here: to shepherd

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 9:7ποιμαίνειpoimaineiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularWho serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?here: shepherds

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 5:2ποιμάνατεpoimanateverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person pluralBe shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;here: do shepherd

Jude1 occurrence

Jude 1:12ποιμαίνοντες·poimainontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThese men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.here: shepherding;

Revelation4 occurrences

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