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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.

ShortDef

to be shepherd

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Headword:

ποιμαίνω

Headword (normalized):

ποιμαίνω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ποιμαινω

IDX:

26558

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26590

Key:

poimai/nw

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