ποίμνη poímnē
Meaning
a flock (literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version: flock, fold
Derivation: contraction from G4165 (ποιμαίνω);
Where it is used
- Matthew 26:31 Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. 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 residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
- John 10:16 I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
- 1 Corinthians 9:7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?