Poimnion denotes a group portrayed as a flock, addressed, guarded, and shepherded under oversight.

The attested verses use the term for a group portrayed as a flock: it is to be shepherded and overseen, protected from wolves, and addressed as a small group receiving the Father’s gift.

1. A group portrayed as a flock · dominant

   In 1 Peter 5:2, the accusative singular occurs in the instruction to shepherd God's group, while 1 Peter 5:3 presents it as the group for whom leaders are to become examples. Acts 20:28 and Acts 20:29 place the group under overseers and in danger from fierce wolves; in Luke 12:32, the nominative singular addresses a “little flock” that need not fear.

   1 Peter 5:21 Peter 5:3Acts 20:28Acts 20:29Luke 12:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all five verses, the APB presents the term as “flock,” including “little flock” in Luke 12:32. This repeated wording confirms the verse-level portrayal without establishing finer distinctions.