ποιμήν, ένος, ὁ,
vocative ποιμήν (not -μέν) Hdn.Gr. 2.717:— herdsman, whether of sheep or oxen, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.82 - 5, +others] Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to lord or owner (ἄναξ), [[ 4.87. ] Refs]
__2 after [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] always shepherd, βουκόλοι καὶ π. [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 714, compare 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 281, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 174d, “R.” 343a, “Lg.” 735b, etc.; π. προβάτων LXX.Gen.4.2. ] LXX+5th c.BC+]
__II metaphorically, shepherd of the people, regularly of Agamemnon, Ἀγαμέμνονα π. λαῶν [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.243, +others] Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, captain, chief, [[[prev. work] 85, +others, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 360 codices (Lyric poetry); ναῶν ποιμένες 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 767; λόχων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1140; ὄχων [prev. author] “Supp.” 674 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιμένες δώρων Κυπρίας, of the Loves, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 8.6 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, master, lord, πλοῦτος ὁ λαχὼν ποιμένα [[ [prev. author] “O.” 10(11).88; for 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 657, see at {στρόβος}. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 in [[ LXX and “NT, pastor, teacher, LXX.Jer.2.8, NT.Eph.4.11, etc.] LXX+NT] (Cf.Lithuanian piemuõ, genitive singular piemeñs 'shepherd'.)