The Good Shepherd

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Ἐγώ I ἐγώ egṓ a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic) I, me εἰμι am εἰμί eimí the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when ὁ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, ποιμὴν shepherd ποιμήν poimḗn a shepherd (literally or figuratively) shepherd, pastor ὁ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, καλός good καλός kalós properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance o · ὁ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, ποιμὴν shepherd ποιμήν poimḗn a shepherd (literally or figuratively) shepherd, pastor ὁ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, καλὸς good καλός kalós properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance o τὴν the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, ψυχὴν life ψυχή psychḗ from G5594 (ψύχω); breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; t αὐτοῦ he αὐτός autós from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of G109 (ἀήρ) through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive τίθησιν put τίθημι títhēmi a prolonged form of a primary (which is used only as alternate in certain tenses); to place (in the widest application, ὑπὲρ in behalf of ὑπέρ hypér a primary preposition; over, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, τῶν the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, προβάτων sheep πρόβατον próbaton probably neuter of a presumed derivative of G4260 (προβαίνω); something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (speciall ·

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