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πρόβατον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πρόβατον, -ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
probaton
Simplified transliteration: 
probaton
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4263
GK Number: 
4585
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
39
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2c
Gloss: 
sheep
Definition: 
a sheep, Mt. 7:15; 9:36; 10:16; met. Mt. 10:6; 15:24

Greek-English Concordance for πρόβατον

Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets; they come to you in sheep’s (probatōn | προβάτων | gen pl neut) clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Matthew 9:36 And when he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) without a shepherd.
Matthew 10:6 but go rather to the lost sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) of the house of Israel.
Matthew 10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.
Matthew 12:11 But he said to them, “What man is there among you who has only one sheep (probaton | πρόβατον | acc sg neut), and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
Matthew 12:12 How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! (probatou | προβάτου | gen sg neut) So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Matthew 15:24 But he answered, saying, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) of the house of Israel.”
Matthew 18:12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the slopes and go in search of the one that has wandered off?
Matthew 25:32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) from the goats;
Matthew 25:33 and he will place the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) on his right, and the goats on the left.
Matthew 26:31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this very night. For it stands written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) of the flock will be scattered.’
Mark 6:34 When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
Mark 14:27 And Jesus said to them, “All of you will fall away, because it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) will be scattered.’
Luke 15:4 “Which man among you, who has a hundred sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut), should he lose one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?
Luke 15:6 And when he returns to his house, would he not call together his friends and his neighbors, and say to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep (probaton | πρόβατον | acc sg neut) that was lost’?
John 2:14 In the temple he found people selling cattle and sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.
John 2:15 So he made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple, including the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) and the cattle. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
John 10:1 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
John 10:2 But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep (probatōn | προβάτων | gen pl neut).
John 10:3 The watchman allows him to enter, and the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) pay attention to his voice; he calls his own sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) by name and leads them out.
John 10:4 When he has brought out all his own, he walks on ahead of them, and the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) follow him because they know his voice.
John 10:7 So Jesus said once again, “I tell you the solemn truth, I am the gate for the sheep (probatōn | προβάτων | gen pl neut).
John 10:8 All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) did not listen to them.
John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep (probatōn | προβάτων | gen pl neut).
John 10:12 The hired hand, since he is not a shepherd and the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) do not belong to him, sees a wolf coming and abandons the sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) and runs away — and the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them.
John 10:13 He does this because he is simply a hired hand and has no real concern for the sheep (probatōn | προβάτων | gen pl neut).
John 10:15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for my sheep (probatōn | προβάτων | gen pl neut).
John 10:16 I have other sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut) which are not of this fold. These too I must bring. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock, with one shepherd.
John 10:26 But you do not believe because you are not part of my flock (probatōn | προβάτων | gen pl neut).
John 10:27 My sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) listen to my voice, and I know them. They follow me,
John 21:16 He said to him again, a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Look after my sheep.” (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut)
John 21:17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus had asked him for the third time, “Do you love me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut).
Acts 8:32 Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this: “As a sheep (probaton | πρόβατον | nom sg neut) to the slaughter he was led, and as a lamb dumb before its shearer, so he opens not his mouth.
Romans 8:36 As it is written, “For your sake we face death all day long; we are regarded as sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut) to be slaughtered.”
Hebrews 13:20 And may the God of peace, who, by the blood of the eternal covenant, brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep (probatōn | προβάτων | gen pl neut), our Lord Jesus,
1 Peter 2:25 For you were like sheep (probata | πρόβατα | nom pl neut), going astray, but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
Revelation 18:13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; cattle, sheep (probata | πρόβατα | acc pl neut), horses, and chariots; and slaves, that is, human livestock.