Lexical Definition

‎ἀρχιποίμην‎ archipoímēn (ar-khee-poy'-mane) chief shepherd ^G:N-M
from ‎ἀρχή‎ and ‎ποιμήν‎

chief shepherd.

• a head shepherd

Abbott-Smith

**† ἀρχι-ποίμην, -ενος, ὁ, [in Sm.: IV Ki 3:4*;]
found on an Egyptian mummy label (Deiss., LAE, 97 ff.; cf. MM, s.v.); used by modem Greeks of tribal chiefs; chief shepherd. of Christ, I Pe 5:4.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀρχιποίμην-ποίμην, ενος, ὁ,

chief shepherd, [NT+2nd c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Pet.5.4}