Greek · Strong's G4168
ποίμνιον
poimnionpoym'-nee-on
a flock, i.e. (figuratively) group (of believers)
1890 spelling: poímnion
- π80
- ο70
- ι10
- μ40
- ν50
- ι10
- ο70
- ν50
Isopsephy 380
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
a flock, i.e. (figuratively) group (of believers)
Rendered in the KJV as
flock.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ποίμνιον1
- ποίμνιον,1
- ποιμνίου,1
- ποιμνίου·1
- ποιμνίῳ,1
How it is rendered · 3
- flock2
- flock,2
- flock;1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1
- noun · vocative (address) · neuter singular1
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- N-GSN · 2
- N-ASN · 1
- N-DSN · 1
- N-VSN · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 20:28ποιμνίῳ,poimniōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularKeep 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: flock
- Acts 20:29ποιμνίου,poimniounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularI know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.here: flock,
1 Peter2 occurrences
- 1 Peter 5:2ποίμνιονpoimnionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBe 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: flock
- 1 Peter 5:3ποιμνίου·poimniounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularnot lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.here: flock;