Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
πρόβατον (G4263)
39 πρόβατον , -ου, τό ( προβαίνω ), [in LXX chiefly for צֹאן , also for שֶׂה , more rarely for כֶּבֶשׂ ( כֶּשֶׂב ), רָחֵל ;] in Hom., Hdt., cattle , esp. of small cattle, sheep and goats . In NT, as in Attic writers generally (cf. MM, xxi), a sheep : Mt 7:15 , Mk 6:34 , al.; πρόβατα σφαγῆς , Ro 8:36 (LXX) . Metaph. (in cl. of timidity, stupidity or idleness), of the followers of a leader or master, esp. of those who are subject to the care of the Good Shepherd: Mt 10:6 15:24 26:31 (LXX) , Mk 14:27 (LXX) , Jo 10:7 , 8 , 15 , 16 , 26 , 27 21:16 , 17 (WH txt., προβάτια ), He 13:20 ; opp. to ἐρίφια , Mt 25:33 .
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