ποιμνίου

poímnion

flock

A group or assembly of animals, specifically a flock of sheep or goats; in extended or figurative use, a group of people under leadership or care, especially a group of followers or adherents. The primary sense is a collection of sheep or goats managed as a unit; secondarily, by metaphor, refers to a cohesive group governed, protected, or guided by an authority, commonly found in contexts addressing communities under guidance, such as disciples or congregations.

G4168

Acts 20:29 · Word #16

Lexicon G4168

Lemmaποίμνιον
Transliterationpoímnion
Strong'sG4168
DefinitionA group or assembly of animals, specifically a flock of sheep or goats; in extended or figurative use, a group of people under leadership or care, especially a group of followers or adherents. The primary sense is a collection of sheep or goats managed as a unit; secondarily, by metaphor, refers to a cohesive group governed, protected, or guided by an authority, commonly found in contexts addressing communities under guidance, such as disciples or congregations.

Morphology N GEN N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseflock
Literalflock

Lexical Info

Lemmaποίμνιον
Strong'sG4168

SIBI-P1 Translation G4168-03

of a flock

Morphological NotesNoun, genitive singular, neuter (Gr,N,,,,,GNS); diminutive form indicating a small or cohesive flock.
Rendering RationaleThe noun ποιμνίου is genitive singular neuter, expressing possession or association, thus "of a flock." The rendering preserves the primary root sense of a managed group of sheep or goats without importing contextual nuance.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

flock

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'of a flock' is inaccurate; article is definite, so 'flock' (following 'of the') is appropriate.
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