ΠΟΙΜΕΝΕΙΣ, ποιμενεις
POIMENEIS, poimeneis
Sounds Like: poy-MEH-nays
Translations: shepherds, a shepherd, you shepherd, you tend, you rule
From the root: ΠΟΙΜΗΝ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This word has two primary interpretations due to the lack of diacritics in the source text. It can be the nominative or vocative plural of the noun 'ποιμήν' (poimēn), meaning 'shepherds' or 'a shepherd'. In this noun form, it refers to those who care for sheep, but can also be used metaphorically for leaders or spiritual guides. Alternatively, it can be the second person plural present active indicative form of the verb 'ποιμαίνω' (poimainō), meaning 'you shepherd', 'you tend', or 'you rule'. This verb describes the act of pasturing, feeding, or governing, often used metaphorically for leading people.
Inflection: Noun: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine. Verb: Second Person, Plural, Present, Active, Indicative.
Strong’s numbers: G4166 (Lookup on BibleHub), 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, ΠΟΙΜΗΝ.
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.
- ΟΙΜΕΝ — shepherd, a shepherd
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΑ — shepherd, a shepherd, pastor, a pastor
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΑΝ — shepherd, a shepherd
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΑΣ — shepherds
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΕΣ — shepherds
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΙ — to a shepherd, for a shepherd, by a shepherd, with a shepherd, a shepherd
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΙΚΑ — shepherd's, pastoral, of a shepherd, a shepherd's
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΙΚΟΣ — pastoral, of a shepherd, shepherdly
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΟΣ — of a shepherd, of the shepherd
- ΠΟΙΜΕΝΩΝ — of shepherds
- ΠΟΙΜΕΣΙ — to shepherds, for shepherds, with shepherds, by shepherds
- ΠΟΙΜΕΣΙΝ — to shepherds, for shepherds, to a shepherd, for a shepherd
- ΠΟΙΜΗ — shepherd, a shepherd
- ΠΟΙΜΗΝ — shepherd, a shepherd, pastor, a pastor
- ΠΟΙΜ‾Η‾ — shepherd, a shepherd
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