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ποιμήν

ποιμήν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Noun

ποιμήν (poimḗn) m (genitive ποιμένος); third declension

  1. shepherd, herdsman
  2. shepherd of the people: pastor, teacher, epithet of Agamemnon

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀρχιποιμήν (arkhipoimḗn) (arkhipoimḗn, "archshepherd", "chief shepherd")

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