Lexical Definition

‎ποιμαίνω‎ poimaínō (poy-mah'-ee-no) to shepherd G:V
from ‎ποιμήν‎

feed (cattle), rule.

Usage: 23 forms in 63 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
ποιμανώ I will tend LXX.Gen.30.31 • LXX.Zech.11.7 • LXX.Zech.11.7
tend LXX.Zech.11.9
ποιμανούσιν shall tend LXX.Jer.6.3
tending LXX.Jer.23.4
they shall tend LXX.Jer.3.15
ποιμανούσι they shall tend LXX.Mic.5.6
ποιμανθήση you shall be tended LXX.Ps.37.3
ποιμανεῖ he will shepherd Rev.2.27
will shepherd Matt.2.6 • Rev.7.17 • Rev.19.15
ποιμανείσ You shall tend LXX.Ps.2.9
tend LXX.2Sam.5.2 • LXX.1Chr.11.2
ποιμανεί he shall tend LXX.Isa.40.11
he will tend LXX.Ezek.34.23
shall tend LXX.Ps.48.14 • LXX.Jer.22.22
tend LXX.Mic.5.4
tends LXX.Ps.49.14
will tend LXX.Ezek.34.23
ποιμαινόντων tending LXX.1Sam.25.16
ποιμαίνων one tending LXX.Song.2.16
tending LXX.Gen.37.2 • LXX.Exod.3.1 • LXX.1Sam.17.34 • LXX.Ps.80.1 • LXX.Song.6.3
ποιμαίνουσιν tend LXX.Gen.37.13
ποιμαίνουσαι tending LXX.Exod.2.16
ποιμαίνοντεσ shepherding Jude.1.12
tending LXX.Isa.61.5 • LXX.Jer.3.15 • LXX.Jer.6.18 • LXX.Zech.11.17
ποιμαίνοντασ tending LXX.Jer.23.2
ποιμαίνοντα shepherding Luke.17.7
ποιμαίνεισ you tend LXX.Song.1.7
ποιμαίνειν tend LXX.Ezek.34.10
to rule Rev.12.5
to shepherd Acts.20.28
to tend LXX.1Sam.17.15 • LXX.2Sam.7.7 • LXX.1Chr.17.6 • LXX.Ps.78.71 • LXX.Song.6.2
ποιμαίνει he tends LXX.1Sam.16.11
shepherds 1Cor.9.7
tending LXX.Prov.29.3
tends LXX.Ps.23.1 • LXX.Prov.22.11 • LXX.Prov.28.7
ποιμάνατε do shepherd 1Pet.5.2
ποίμανον tend LXX.Ps.28.9
ποίμαινε do shepherd John.21.16
tend LXX.Song.1.8 • LXX.Mic.7.14 • LXX.Zech.11.4
εποίμανεν he tended LXX.Ps.78.72
εποίμαινόν tended LXX.Hos.13.5
εποίμαινε tended LXX.Gen.30.36

Abbott-Smith

ποιμαίνω (< ποιμήν), [in LXX chiefly for רעה;]
to act as shepherd, tend flocks: Lk 17:7; c. acc., ποίμνην, I Co 9:7. Metaph., to tend, shepherd, govern: c. acc., Mt 2:6(LXX), Jo 21:16, Ac 20:28, I Pe 5:2, Ju 12, Re 2:27 7:17 12:5 19:15.†
SYN.: βόσκω, q.v.

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Matthew 2:6
Luke 17:7
John 21:16
Acts 20:28
1 Corinthians 9:7
1 Peter 5:2
Jude 1:12
Revelation 2:27 · 7:17 · 12:5 · 19:15

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ποιμαίνω,

Epic dialect imperfect ποιμαίνεσκεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: (ποιμήν):—herd, tend, μῆλα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πρόβατα variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιμαίνειν ἐπ᾽ ὄεσσι to be shepherd over sheep, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, act as shepherd, tend flocks, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be herded, roam the pastures, of flocks, [Refs 8th c.BC+]middle, with ὕπνος (l. [Refs]

__2 πᾶς πεποίμανται τόπος every country has been traversed (as by a shepherd or flocks of sheep), [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II metaphorically, tend, cherish, ζωᾶς ἄωτον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 guide, govern, στρατόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 soothe, beguile, ἔρωτα π. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: hence, generally, deceive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 εἴδωλα ἃ ποιμαίνουσιν images which they send flocking, i.e. represent as flocking, [Refs 1st c.AD+]