# G4165 ποιμαίνω

ποιμαίνω (poimaínō), Strong’s G4165: to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser) KJV: feed (cattle), rule. Occurs 63 times.

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*poimaínō* — to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser)

KJV: feed (cattle), rule

Derived from [ποιμήν poimḗn](https://besorah.bible/word/G4166) (a shepherd)

Occurs 63 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 2:6](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=6) — ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a governor who…
- [Luke 17:7](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/17?v=7) — But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field…
- [John 21:16](https://besorah.bible/besorah/john/21?v=16) — He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I…
- [Acts 20:28](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/20?v=28) — Take heed, therefore, to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd…
- [1 Corinthians 9:7](https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-corinthians/9?v=7) — What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn’t eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock…
- [1 Peter 5:2](https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-peter/5?v=2) — shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for…
- [Judah 1:12](https://besorah.bible/besorah/judah/1?v=12) — These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves…
- [Revelation 2:27](https://besorah.bible/besorah/revelation/2?v=27) — He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots, as I also have received of my Father;
- [Revelation 7:17](https://besorah.bible/besorah/revelation/7?v=17) — for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God…
- [Revelation 12:5](https://besorah.bible/besorah/revelation/12?v=5) — She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. Her child was caught up to…