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. alwaysshepherd,
βουκόλοι καὶ π.
E. Ba. 714
, cf. Cratin. 281 , Pl. Tht. 174d , R. 343a , Lg. 735b , etc.; π. προβάτων
LXX Ge. 4.2
.
II. metaph.,shepherdof 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