ΜΑΙΝ, μαιν
MAIN, main
Sounds Like: POY-main
Translations: shepherd, tend, rule, feed, guide
From the root: ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'ποιμαίνω' (poimainō), meaning 'to shepherd' or 'to tend a flock'. It can also be used metaphorically to mean 'to rule' or 'to guide' people, much like a shepherd guides their sheep. In the provided examples, it refers to the act of shepherding or ruling a people.
Inflection: Present, Active, Imperative, Second Person Singular (ποιμαῖνε) or Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular (ποιμαίνω) or Present, Active, Indicative, Second Person Singular (ποιμαίνεις). Given the context, it is most likely an imperative form, 'shepherd!' or 'tend!'. It could also be a stem for other forms.
Strong’s number: G4165 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕ — he was pasturing, he was shepherding, he was tending, he was ruling
- ἘΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕΝ — he was pasturing, he was shepherding, he was tending, he was ruling, he was guiding
- ἘΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΟΝ — I was pasturing, I was shepherding, I was feeding, I was ruling
- ἘΠΟΙΜΑΝΕΝ — he shepherded, he ruled, he guided, he tended
- ΕΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕΝ — he was pasturing, he was shepherding, he was tending, he was ruling, he was governing
- ΕΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΟΝ — they were pasturing, they were tending, they were shepherding, they were ruling
- ΜΑΝΕΙ — he will shepherd, he will tend, he will rule, he will guide
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕ — shepherd, tend, feed, rule, govern
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕΙ — he shepherds, he tends, he feeds, he rules, he governs
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕΙΝ — to shepherd, to tend, to feed, to rule, to govern
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕΙΣ — you shepherd, you tend, you rule, you guide
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕΣ — you shepherd, you tend, you rule, you govern
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕΤΕ — feed, tend, shepherd, rule, guide
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΙ — to shepherd, to tend, to rule, to govern, to feed
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΟΝΤΑ — shepherding, pasturing, tending, ruling, governing, feeding
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΟΝΤΑΣ — shepherding, pasturing, tending, ruling, governing, feeding
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΟΝΤΕΣ — shepherding, tending, pasturing, ruling, governing
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΟΝΤΙ — to shepherd, to tend, to rule, to govern, to feed, to pasture
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΟΥΣΑΙ — shepherding, tending, feeding, pasturing, guiding
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΟΥΣΙΝ — they shepherd, they tend, they rule, they govern
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΩ — to shepherd, to tend, to rule, to govern, to feed
- ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΩΝ — shepherding, tending, feeding, ruling, governing
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝ — to shepherd, to tend, to rule, to govern, to feed
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΑΤΑΙ — they shepherd, they tend, they rule, they govern
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΑΤΕ — shepherd, tend, rule, govern
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΕ'Ι — will shepherd, will rule, will guide, will tend, will feed, to shepherd, to rule, to guide, to tend, to feed
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΕΙ — he will shepherd, he will tend, he will rule, he will govern
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΕΙΣ — you will shepherd, you will rule, you will tend, you will guide
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΕΝ — he pastured, he shepherded, he ruled, he governed
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΘΗΣΗ — you will be shepherded, you will be pastured, you will be governed, you will be ruled
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΙ — to shepherd, to tend, to rule, to govern, to feed
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΟΝ — shepherd, tend, rule, guide, feed
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΟΥΣΙΝ — they will shepherd, they will tend, they will rule, they will govern
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΩ — I will shepherd, I will tend, I will feed, I will rule, I will govern
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΕΟΝΤΕΣ — shepherding, tending, pasturing, ruling, governing
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΕΤΕ — shepherd, tend, feed, rule, govern
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΙΝ — to shepherd, to tend, to rule, to guide
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΟΝΤΑΙΣ — shepherding, pasturing, tending, feeding
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΟΝΤΑΣ — shepherding, pasturing, tending, feeding, ruling, governing
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΟΝΤΕΣ — shepherding, tending, pasturing, ruling, guiding
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΟΝΤΟΣ — shepherding, tending, pasturing, ruling, guiding, (of) one shepherding, (of) one tending, (of) one pasturing, (of) one ruling, (of) one guiding
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΩ — to shepherd, to tend, to feed, to rule, to govern
- ΠΩΜΕΝΟΣ — being pastured, being shepherded, being tended, being ruled
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