poimḗn

poimḗn agr. ποιμήν 'Hirte'

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 IPA^(key): /poi̯.mɛ̌ːn/ → /pyˈmin/ → /piˈmin/

Noun

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

1. shepherd, herdsman [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: μηλᾰ́της (mēlátēs), μηλοφῠ́λᾰξ (mēlophúlax)

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