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Koine Greek wordlink #155024

SR GNT Yud 1:12 ποιμαίνοντες (poimainontes) ‘feasting_with fearlessly themselves shepherding clouds waterless by’ Strongs=41650 Lemma=poimainō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=66 AD Refers to Word #154919

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Only use of identical word form ποιμαίνοντες (V-PPA·NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ποιμαίνοντες’ (V-PPA·NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘shepherding’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘poimainō’ have 7 different glosses: ‘be shepherding’, ‘is shepherding’, ‘to_be shepherding’, ‘will_be shepherding’, ‘he will_be shepherding’, ‘shepherd’, ‘shepherding’.

Greek words (9) other than ποιμαίνοντες (V-PPA·NMP) with a gloss related to ‘shepherding’

YHN 21:16 Ποίμαινε (Poimaine) V-MPA2··S ‘you he is saying to him be shepherding the sheep of me’ SR GNT Yhn 21:16 word 26

OET-LV: 16 He _is _saying to _him again secondly: Simōn son of _Yōannaʸs, are _you _loving me? He _is _saying to _him: Yes, master, you have _known that I _am _loving you. He _is _saying to _him: Be _shepherding the sheep of _me. (JHN_21:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then he asked again, “Simon, son of Yohan, do you love me?”
¶ Peter replied, “Yes, master, you know that I love you.”
¶ Yeshua responded, “Shepherd my sheep.” (JHN 21:16)

MAT 2:6 ποιμανεῖ (poimanei) V-IFA3··S ‘will_be coming_out a leading one who will_be shepherding the people of me’ SR GNT Mat 2:6 word 26

OET-LV: 6 And you Baʸthleʼem, land of _Youda/(Yəhūdāh), are by _no _means least among the rulers of _Youda, because/for out _of of _you will _be _coming _out a_leading one, who will _be _shepherding the people of _me, the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl). (MAT_2:6)

OET-RV: 6 ‘You, Bethlehem in the land of Yudah,
⇔ are not the most insignificant of the leaders of Yudah,
⇔ because a leader will come from you
⇔ who will guide my people Yisrael.’ ” (MAT 2:6)

LUKE 17:7 ποιμαίνοντα (poimainonta) V-PPA·AMS ‘having plowing or shepherding who having come_in out_of’ SR GNT Luke 17:7 word 10

OET-LV: 7 And which of you _all having a_slave, plowing or shepherding, who having _come _in out _of the field will _be _saying to _him: Having _come _up immediately sit _down to _eat? (LUK_17:7)

OET-RV: 7 “Imagine that you had a slave that was out in the field ploughing or looking after the sheep. When he came back to the house, which of you would tell him, ‘The meal’s ready so come in now and sit down to eat.’ (LUK 17:7)

ACTs 20:28 ποιμαίνειν (poimainein) V-NPA···· ‘holy set overseers to_be shepherding the assembly of the’ SR GNT Acts 20:28 word 19

OET-LV: 28 Be _taking _heed to _yourselves and to _all the flock, among which the the holy spirit set you _all overseers, to _be _shepherding the assembly of _the of_god, which he _procured through his his own blood. (ACT_20:28)

OET-RV: 28 So now you elders look after your own lives and those of your flock because the holy spirit chose you as overseers to shepherd the assembly of God’s people who he paid for with his very own blood. (ACT 20:28)

1 COR 9:7 ποιμαίνει (poimainei) V-IPA3··S ‘is eating or who is shepherding a flock and of’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:7 word 20

OET-LV: 7 Who is _soldiering to_^his_own support once? Who is _planting a_vineyard, and the fruit of _it not is _eating? Or who is _shepherding a_flock, and of the milk of _the flock, not is _eating? (CO1_9:7)

OET-RV: 7 What soldier has to pay his own expenses? Who plants a vineyard and isn’t allowed to eat its fruit? Or who shepherds a flock and isn’t allowed to drink the milk they produce? (CO1 9:7)

REV 2:27 ποιμανεῖ (poimanei) V-IFA3··S ‘and he will_be shepherding them with a rod’ SR GNT Rev 2:27 word 2

OET-LV: 27 and he _will _be _shepherding them with a_rod iron, as the vessels the pottery is _being _crushed, (REV_2:27)

OET-RV: 27 They’ll rule them with irresistible power, and those who rebel will be smashed like unwanted clay pots, (REV 2:27)

REV 7:17 ποιμανεῖ (poimanei) V-IFA3··S ‘the middle of the throne will_be shepherding them and will_be guiding’ SR GNT Rev 7:17 word 9

OET-LV: 17 because the lamb who is among the_middle of _the throne will _be _shepherding them, and will _be _guiding them to of _life springs of _waters, and will _be _wiping _out the god every tear from the eyes of _them. (REV_7:17)

OET-RV: 17 because the lamb that’s there at the throne will shepherd them. The lamb will guide them to the springs of living water, and God will ensure that every tear is wiped away from their eyes.” SHOULD THIS BE IN POETIC FORMAT? (REV 7:17)

REV 12:5 ποιμαίνειν (poimainein) V-NPA···· ‘a male who is going to_be shepherding all the nations’ SR GNT Rev 12:5 word 8

OET-LV: 5 And she _bore a_son a_male, who is _going to _be _shepherding all the nations with a_rod iron, and was _snatched the child of _her to the god, and to the throne of _him. (REV_12:5)

OET-RV: 5 The woman gave birth to a son who’s going to rule all the nations with an iron scepter, and he was snatched away to God and to his throne, (REV 12:5)

REV 19:15 ποιμανεῖ (poimanei) V-IFA3··S ‘nations and he will_be shepherding them with a rod’ SR GNT Rev 19:15 word 20

OET-LV: 15 And out _of the mouth of _him is _going _out a_sword sharp, in _order _that with it he _may _strike the nations: and he will _be _shepherding them with a_rod iron, and he is _treading the wine-press of _the wine of _the rage of _the severe _anger of_ the _god the almighty. (REV_19:15)

OET-RV: 15 A sharp sword comes out of his mouth so he can strike the nations and he’ll rule them with an iron scepter. He’ll destroy his enemies like trampling grapes in a winepress, with the resultant juice representing the anger of the all-powerful God’s fury. (REV 19:15)

Key: V=verb