ποιμήν: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ένος, ὁ, voc. [[ποιμήν]] (not <b class="b3">-μέν</b>) Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">2.717</span>:—<span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[herdsman]], whether of sheep or oxen, <span class="bibl">Od.10.82</span>-<span class="bibl">5</span>, al.; opp. lord or owner (ἄναξ), <span class="bibl">4.87</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> after Hom. always [[shepherd]], βουκόλοι καὶ π. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ba.</span> 714</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Cratin.281</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>174d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span>343a</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lg.</span>735b</span>, etc.; π. προβάτων <span class="bibl">LXX<span class="title">Ge.</span>4.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> metaph., [[shepherd]] of the people, regularly of Agamemnon, Ἀγαμέμνονα π. λαῶν <span class="bibl">Il.2.243</span>, al.: generally, [[captain]], [[chief]], ib.<span class="bibl">85</span>, al., <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>360</span> codd. (lyr.); ναῶν ποιμένες <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>767</span>; λόχων <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1140</span>; ὄχων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>674</span>; <b class="b3">ποιμένες δώρων Κυπρίας</b>, of the Loves, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>8.6</span>: abs., [[master]], [[lord]], πλοῦτος ὁ λαχὼν ποιμένα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">O.</span>10(11).88</span>; for <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>657</span>, v. [[στρόβος]]. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> in LXX and [[NT]], [[pastor]], [[teacher]], [[Je]]. 2.8, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ep.Eph.</span>4.11</span>, etc. (Cf.Lith.[[piemuõ]], gen.sg. [[piemeñs]] 'shepherd'.)</span>