ποιμήν

poimen

herdsman

Appears 23 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 10
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Book I 5
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345c2
345c4
345d1
343a8
343b1
Book II 3
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359d2
359e2
370d10
Book III 1
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416a3
Book IV 1
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440d6
Laws 4
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Book III 2
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695a2
695a3
Book V 1
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735b1
Book VII 1
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808d2
Minos 4
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321c1
321c2
318a4
318a4
Statesman 2
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275a1
275b5
Critias 1
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109c1
Philebus 1
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38d10
Theaetetus 1
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174d5

Dictionary (LSJ)

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

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