ποίμνη
poimnē · flock
Greek word · Strong’s number G4167 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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poimnē (ποίμνη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “flock”.
How to say it
poim·nē
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
- A group of sheep; those who follow Jesus.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away because of me on this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- Luke 2:8
And there were shepherds in that same region, living out in the fields and keeping watch by night over their flock.
- John 10:16
And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.
- 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?
And 1 more times.