King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G750
Transliteration: archipoimēn
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-khee-poy'-mane)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: chief shepherd
Meaning: chief shepherd
ἀρχιποίμην, ἀρχιποίμενος (so L T Tr WH KC (after manuscripts), but Griesbach, others ἀρχιποίμην, ἀρχιποίμενος; cf. Lob. Paralip. p 195f; Stephanus Thesaurus, under the word; Chandler § 580), ὁ, a Biblical word (Test. xii Patr. test. Jud. § 8), chief shepherd: of Christ the head of the church, 1 Peter 5:4; see ποιμήν, b.
Word Summary
archipoimēn: chief shepherd
Original Word: ἀρχιποίμηνTransliteration: archipoimēn
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-khee-poy'-mane)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: chief shepherd
Meaning: chief shepherd
Strong's Concordance
chief shepherd. From arche and poimen; a head shepherd -- chief shepherd.
see GREEK arche
see GREEK poimen
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 750: ἀρχιποίμηνἀρχιποίμην, ἀρχιποίμενος (so L T Tr WH KC (after manuscripts), but Griesbach, others ἀρχιποίμην, ἀρχιποίμενος; cf. Lob. Paralip. p 195f; Stephanus Thesaurus, under the word; Chandler § 580), ὁ, a Biblical word (Test. xii Patr. test. Jud. § 8), chief shepherd: of Christ the head of the church, 1 Peter 5:4; see ποιμήν, b.