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πρόβατα μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα

Sheep · a shepherd (literally or figuratively)

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πρόβατον G4263 sheep
Pronunciation próbaton
In NT metaphor, denotes Christ's vulnerable followers dependent on their shepherd's protective care and guidance.
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ποιμήν G4166 a shepherd (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation poimḗn
Shepherd metaphor emphasizes protective, personal care for a flock; applied to Christ and church leaders.
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What does πρόβατα μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα (probata mē echonta poimena) mean in the Bible?

πρόβατον · ποιμήν is a Greek word meaning "sheep without a shepherd".

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Meaning

sheep without a shepherd
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 9:36 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 26:31 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 14:27 · John 10:3 · John 10:4 · John 10:8 · John 10:12 · John 10:27 · Rom 8:36 · 1 Pet 2:25 12×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 8:32 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 7:15 · John 10:1 · John 10:2 · John 10:7 · John 10:11 · John 10:13 · John 10:15 · John 10:26 · Heb 13:20 9×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:12 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 10:6 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 15:24 · Matt 25:32 · Matt 25:33 · Luke 15:4 · John 2:14 · John 2:15 · John 10:3 · John 10:12 · John 10:16 · John 21:16 · John 21:17 · Rev 18:13 14×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:11 · Luke 15:6 2×
39 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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