poimainō · shepherd, tend

What it means

poimainō (ποιμαίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “shepherd, tend”.

Shepherd: care for, guide and feed, as a shepherd does his flock.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To tend a flock.
2. To lead and care for people as one tends sheep.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• shepherd ×8
• shepherding ×1
• tending sheep ×1
• tends ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×1
• John×1
• Acts×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 1 Peter×1
• Jude×1
• Revelation×4

• Matthew 2:6

  ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you will come a leader who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

• Luke 17:7

  “Which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, is there who will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’?

• John 21:16

  He says to him again, a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He says to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I hold you dear.” He says to him, “Shepherd my sheep.”

• Acts 20:28

  Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

• 1 Corinthians 9:7

  Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not eat from the milk of the flock?

• 1 Peter 5:2

  shepherd the flock of God among you, overseeing it, not under compulsion but willingly, according to God; not for shameful gain but eagerly;

• Jude 1:12

  These are the stains in your love feasts, feasting together without fear, shepherding themselves; waterless clouds carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted;

• Revelation 2:27

  and he will shepherd them with an iron rod, as the clay pots are shattered,

• Revelation 7:17

  for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

• Revelation 12:5

  And she gave birth to a son, a male, who is going to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.

• Revelation 19:15

  And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it he may strike the nations; and he will shepherd them with an iron rod; and he treads the winepress of the wine of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.