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ποιμαίνω

MainId: 004068000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4165

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004068001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ποιμαίνω

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Form: fut.

      Realizations: ποιμανῶ

   2. Lemma: ποιμαίνω

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Form: aor.impv.2pl.

      Realizations: ποιμάνατε

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ἀρχιποίμην', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ποιμήν', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ποίμνη', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ποίμνιον', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004068001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 44.3

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Animal Husbandry, Fishing

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-28 17:12:28

         DefinitionShort: to herd and tend flocks of sheep or goats

         Glosses: ['to shepherd', 'to take care of', 'to tend', 'to pasture']

         Comments: In a number of cultures sheep are not herded or taken care of; they serve primarily as scavengers, and therefore it may be necessary to introduce some type of marginal note, especially in passages which have figurative significance.

      LEXReferences: LUKE 17:7, YHN 21:16, 1COR 9:7, 1PET 5:2

   2. LEXID: 004068001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 36.2

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Guide, Discipline, Follow

      LEXSubDomains: Guide, Lead

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-28 17:12:28

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:ποιμαίνω}[a] ‘to shepherd,’ {D:44.3}) to lead, with the implication of providing for

         Glosses: ['to guide and to help', 'to guide and take care of']

      LEXReferences: MAT 2:6, ACTs 20:28, YUD 1:12, REV 7:17

   3. LEXID: 004068001003000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 37.57

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Control, Rule

      LEXSubDomains: Rule, Govern

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-28 17:12:28

         DefinitionShort: to rule, with the implication of direct personal involvement

         Glosses: ['to rule', 'to govern']

      LEXReferences: REV 2:27, REV 12:5, REV 19:15