Word Study · Strong's G4166 · Greek
ποιμήν
poimen
poy-mane'
Strong's 1890 spelling: poimḗn
“a shepherd (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a shepherd (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
shepherd, pastor.
- 18occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- ποιμὴν4
- ποιμένες3
- ποιμένα2
- ποιμένα,2
- ποιμένα.1
- ποιμένα.¶1
- ποιμένας1
- ποιμένων1
- ποιμήν1
- ποιμήν,1
- ποιμήν.1
How it is rendered · 7
- shepherd5
- shepherds5
- a shepherd.2
- Shepherd2
- shepherd,2
- [the] shepherd,1
- shepherd.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular7
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular6
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSM · 7
- N-ASM · 6
- N-NPM · 3
- N-APM · 1
- N-GPM · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 9:36ποιμένα.¶poimenanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularWhen He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.here: a shepherd.
- Matthew 25:32ποιμὴνpoimēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAll the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.here: shepherd
- Matthew 26:31ποιμένα,poimenanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’here: shepherd,
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 6:34ποιμένα.poimenanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularWhen Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.here: a shepherd.
- Mark 14:27ποιμένα,poimenanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’here: shepherd,
Luke4 occurrences
- Luke 2:8ποιμένεςpoimenesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.here: shepherds
- Luke 2:15ποιμένεςpoimenesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWhen the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”here: shepherds
- Luke 2:18ποιμένωνpoimenōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralAnd all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.here: shepherds
- Luke 2:20ποιμένεςpoimenesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThe shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.here: shepherds
John6 occurrences
- John 10:2ποιμήνpoimēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.here: shepherd
- John 10:11ποιμὴνpoimēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.here: shepherd
- John 10:11ποιμὴνpoimēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.here: shepherd
- John 10:12ποιμήν,poimēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.here: [the] shepherd,
- John 10:14ποιμὴνpoimēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularI am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,here: shepherd
- John 10:16ποιμήν.poimēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularI have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.here: shepherd.