Poimen names a keeper of sheep, used for people watching flocks and for figures who gather, know, teach, or care for others.

The dominant usage presents a shepherd figure in relation to people described as sheep: this figure knows, gathers, protects, or provides for them, and can also be named among those given to teach. Other occurrences refer to people keeping flocks or use the familiar work of separating sheep as a comparison.

1. Shepherd figure for people likened to sheep · dominant

   In John 10:11 and John 10:14, the nominative singular form identifies the speaker as the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep and knows his own. John 10:16 presents one shepherd in relation to one flock, while Mark 6:34 describes a crowd as sheep without a shepherd before teaching begins; Ephesians 4:11 names plural shepherds among persons given to the community.

   John 10:11John 10:14John 10:16Mark 6:34Ephesians 4:111 Peter 2:25
2. Keeper of a flock · common

   In Luke 2:8, plural nominative forms identify people living outside and keeping night watches over their flock; the same group speaks, is reported to others, and returns in Luke 2:15, Luke 2:18, and Luke 2:20. In Matthew 25:32, the singular nominative form appears in a comparison with the person who separates sheep from goats.

   Luke 2:8Luke 2:15Luke 2:18Luke 2:20Matthew 25:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the term as "shepherd" or "shepherds," including both flock-keepers and figures connected with people called sheep. Those English renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than fixing every nuance of the Greek form.