- πρόβατον
- anything that walks forward;
- πρόβατον
- a sheep.
- πρόβατον
- sheep
- G:N-N
- 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:; πρόβατα σφαγῆς, Rom.8:36 (LXX). Metaph. (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:Refs
Mat.7:15, Mrk.6:34, al.Refs
Mat.10:6 15:24 26:31" (LXX)>Refs Mrk.14:27 (LXX),
1) any four footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle (opp. to large cattle, horses, etc.), most commonly a sheep or a goat
1a) a sheep, and so always in the NT
1a) a sheep, and so always in the NT
πρόβατον
probaton
prob'-at-on
Properly the neuter of a presumed derivative of G4260; something that walks forward (a quadruped), that is, (specifically) a sheep (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: sheep ([-fold]).