πρόβατον, -ου, τό (προβαίνω), [in LXX chiefly for צֹאן, also for שֶׂה, more rarely for כֶּבֶשׂ (כֶּשֶׂב), רָחֵל ;] 1. in Hom., Hdt., cattle, esp. of small cattle, sheep and goats. 2. In NT, as in Attic writers generally (cf. MM, xxi), a sheep: Mat.7:15, Mrk.6:34, al.; πρόβατα σφαγῆς, Rom.8:36 (LXX). Metaphorical (in cl. of timidity, stupidity or idleness), of the followers of a leader or master, esp. of those who are subject to the care of the Good Shepherd: Mat.10:6 15:24 26:31" (LXX) Mrk.14:27 (LXX), Jhn.10:7-8, 15-16 10:26-27 21:16-17 (WH txt., προβάτια), Heb.13:20; opposite to ἐρίφια, Mat.25:33. προβάτιον, -ου, τό, dimin. of πρόβατον (used as a term of endearment, see El., § 27, 4), a little sheep: Jhn.21:16-17 (πρόβατα, WH, mg.).† (AS)
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G4263 — πρόβατον
probaton · sheep · Greek
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Matthew 7:15 · προβάτων,“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.Matthew 9:36 · πρόβαταBut when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.Matthew 10:6 · πρόβαταRather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.Matthew 10:16 · πρόβατα“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Matthew 12:11 · πρόβατονHe said to them, “What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it, and lift it out?Matthew 12:12 · προβάτου;Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”Matthew 15:24 · πρόβαταBut he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”Matthew 18:12 · πρόβατα“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?Matthew 25:32 · πρόβαταBefore him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.Matthew 25:33 · πρόβαταHe will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.Matthew 26:31 · πρόβαταThen Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’Mark 6:34 · πρόβαταJesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.Mark 14:27 · πρόβαταJesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’Luke 15:4 · πρόβατα“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?Luke 15:6 · πρόβατόνWhen he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’John 2:14 · πρόβαταHe found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.John 2:15 · πρόβαταHe made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew their tables.John 10:1 · προβάτων“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.John 10:2 · προβάτων.But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.John 10:3 · πρόβατα · πρόβαταThe gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.John 10:4 · πρόβαταWhenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.John 10:7 · προβάτων.Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.John 10:8 · πρόβατα.All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.John 10:11 · προβάτων.I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.John 10:12 · πρόβατα · πρόβαταHe who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them.John 10:13 · προβάτων.¶The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand, and doesn’t care for the sheep.John 10:15 · προβάτων.even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.John 10:16 · πρόβαταI have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.John 10:26 · προβάτωνBut you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.John 10:27 · πρόβαταMy sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.John 21:16 · πρόβατάHe said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”John 21:17 · πρόβατάHe said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.Acts 8:32 · πρόβατονNow the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.Romans 8:36 · πρόβαταEven as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”Hebrews 13:20 · προβάτωνNow may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,1 Peter 2:25 · πρόβαταFor you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.Revelation 18:13 · πρόβαταand cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people’s bodies and souls.