John 21:16:20John.21.16.W20TAB
Ποίμαινε
poimaine
“tend”
- Transliteration
- POI-mai-ne
- Extended
- POI-mai-ne
- IPA
- /ˈpoi.mai.ne/
Meaning by language
- English
- tend
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
POI-mai-ne
- clause
POI-mai-ne ta PRO-ba-TA mou
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI POI-mai-ne ta PRO-ba-TA mou
Exegesis
The final imperative poimaine ta probata mou {Ποίμαινε τὰ πρόβατά μου | Poí-mai-ne ta pró-ba-ta mou} stands in sentence-final position, giving the commission climactic force; the present imperative signals ongoing pastoral responsibility, while mou {μου | mou} underscores that the sheep remain Jesus’ possession even as Peter is entrusted to care for them. The English renderings preserve the repeated dialogue structure, while the dynamic version varies the reporting verbs to reflect natural conversation without losing the threefold rhythm.
In context — 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.” He said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
About this coordinate
John 21:16:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 21:16, so the Greek word Ποίμαινε (poimaine) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.21.16.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.16.W20.S1) and character.