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probaton G4263

πρόβατον (probaton) means “sheep” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πρόβατον Greek · G4263 39 tagged occurrences in 37 verses

Pronunciation guide: prob'-at-on Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4263

πρόβατον · probaton · sheep

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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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a sheep.

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How translators render G4263

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
sheep 35
a sheep 1
sheepfold 1
sheeps 1
than a sheep 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
sheep 21
the sheep 12
of the sheep 3
a sheep 1
sheeps 1
than a sheep 1

Verses containing G4263

Page 1 of 1. 37 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 7:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

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  2. Matthew 9:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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  3. Matthew 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

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  4. Matthew 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

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  5. Matthew 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

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  6. Matthew 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

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  7. Matthew 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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  8. Matthew 18:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

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  9. Matthew 25:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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  10. Matthew 25:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.

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  11. Matthew 26:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

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  12. Mark 6:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

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  13. Mark 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

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  14. Luke 15:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

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  15. Luke 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

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  16. John 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

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  17. John 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

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  18. John 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

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  19. John 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

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  20. John 10:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

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  21. John 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

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  22. John 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

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  23. John 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

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  24. John 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

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  25. John 10:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.

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  26. John 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.

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  27. John 10:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.

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  28. John 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

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  29. John 10:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.

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  30. John 10:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

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  31. John 21:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

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  32. John 21:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

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  33. Acts 8:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

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  34. Romans 8:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

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  35. Hebrews 13:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

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  36. 1 Peter 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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  37. Revelation 18:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.

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