2001 Translation

POIMNIOU, poimniou

Sounds Like: POYM-nee-oo

Translations: of a flock, of a fold, of a herd, of a sheepfold

From the root: ΠΟΙΜΝΙΟΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a flock of sheep or a herd of cattle, or more generally, a fold or sheepfold where such animals are kept. It is used to describe a group of animals under the care of a shepherd or owner. In a metaphorical sense, it can refer to a group of people under the care or leadership of someone, like a congregation under a pastor.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter

Strong’s number: G4167 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Proverbs — 27:23
• Ecclesiastes — 2:7
• Acts of the Apostles — 20:29
• 1 Peter — 5:3

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Martyrdom of Polycarp — 14:1

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 1 Samuel — 15:14, 15:15
• Proverbs — 27:23
• Ecclesiastes — 2:7
• Ezekiel — 34:31
• Micah — 4:8

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 9 — 31:6

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Acts — 20:29
• 1 Peter — 5:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΙΜΝΙΟΝ.

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.

• ΕΝΥΜΝΙΟΝ — flock, a flock, sheep
• ΠΟΙΜΝΙΑ — flocks, herds
• ΠΟΙΜΝΙΑʼ — flock, a flock, a little flock
• ΠΟΙΜΝΙΟ — flock, a flock, (of) a flock
• ΠΟΙΜΝΙΟΙΣ — flock, a flock, (to) a flock, (to) flocks
• ΠΟΙΜΝΙΟΝ — flock, a flock, little flock
• ΠΟΙΜΝΙΩ — (to) a flock, (to) a herd, (to) a fold, (to) a sheepfold
• ΠΟΙΜΝΙΩΝ — of flocks
• ΠΟΙΜΟΙΜΝΙΟΝ — flock, a flock, sheep, a sheep

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