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ποιμαίνω
ποιμαίνω ποιμαίνω, ποιμήν to be shepherd, ἐπʼ ὄεσσι over the sheep, Il.: c. acc. to tend a flock, Od., Eur., etc.; absol., Theocr.:—Pass., like νέμομαι, to roam the pastures, of flocks, Il., Eur. in Aesch., πᾶς πεποίμανται τόπος every place has been traversed (as by a shepherd seeking after stray sheep). metaph. to tend, cherish, mind, Pind., Aesch. like βουκολέω, to beguile, Theocr.: generally, to deceive, Eur.

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to be shepherd

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Headword:
ποιμαίνω
Headword (normalized):
ποιμαίνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ποιμαινω
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ποιμαίνω ποιμαίνω, ποιμήν to be shepherd, ἐπʼ ὄεσσι over the sheep, Il.: c. acc. to tend a flock, Od., Eur., etc.; absol., Theocr.:—Pass., like νέμομαι, to roam the pastures, of flocks, Il., Eur. in Aesch., πᾶς πεποίμανται τόπος every place has been traversed (as by a shepherd seeking after stray sheep). metaph. to tend, cherish, mind, Pind., Aesch. like βουκολέω, to beguile, Theocr.: generally, to deceive, Eur.
IDX:
26558
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26590
Key:
poimai/nw

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