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ποιμαίνω

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Gloss: to shepherd

Transliteration: poimainō

Strong’s: G4165

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.†
<re>SYN.: βόσκω, q.v </re> (AS)

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