ποιμήν

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *poh₂imḗn, an abstract nomen agentis formed from an ablaut of Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂- (to protect) and common suffix *-mḗn. Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀕 (po-me), Latin pascō (put to graze), pāstor (shepherd), Sanskrit पाति (pā́ti), Old English fōda and fēdan (English food and feed).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ποιμήν (poimḗnm (genitive ποιμένος); third declension

  1. shepherd, herdsman
    Synonyms: μηλᾰ́της (mēlátēs), μηλοφῠ́λᾰξ (mēlophúlax)
  2. shepherd of the people: pastor, teacher, epithet of Agamemnon

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ποιμένας (poiménas)
  • Coptic: ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ (poimēn)
  • Romanian: Pimen

Further reading

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