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Definition: Good Shepherd |
Good ShepherdNoun1. A prophet of the first century; to Christians he was both God and man--the Messiah sent to save the human race from the sin it inherited through the Fall of Man (circa 8 BC - 29 AD). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Good ShepherdSynonyms: Christ (n), Deliverer (n), Jesus (n), Jesus Christ (n), Jesus of Nazareth (n), Redeemer (n), Savior (n), Saviour (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Deity | God the Son, Jesus, Christ; The Messiah, The Anointed, The Saviour, the Redeemer, The Mediator, The Intercessor, The Advocate, The Judge; The Son of God, The Son of Man, The Son of David; The Lamb of God, The Word; Logos; Emmanuel; Immanuel; The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, The King of Glory, The Prince of Peace, The Good Shepherd, The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Bread of Life, The Light of the World; The Lord our, The Sun of Righteousness; "The Pilot of the Galilean lake". |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | House of the Good Shepherd, Utica, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Expression using "Good Shepherd": the good shepherd. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
the good shepherd | 116 |
church good shepherd | 32 |
catechesis good shepherd | 14 |
catholic church good shepherd | 13 |
convent good shepherd | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "Good Shepherd"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Turkish | hazreti isa (galilean, god's only begotten son, jc, prince of peace, redeemer, the good shepherd, the lamb, the lamb of god, the master, the nazarene, the savior, the saviour, the shepherd). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 10, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egw eimi o poimhn o kaloV kai ginwskw ta ema kai ginwskomai upo twn emwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ego sum pastor bonus et cognosco meas et cognoscunt me meae |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ic eom god heorde. & ich ge-cnawemine scep. & hyo ge-cnaweð me. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Y am a good scheepherde, and Y knowe my scheep, and my scheep knowen me. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | I am that good shepeheerd and knowe myne and am knowe of myne. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known by mine. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me, |
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| Language | John Chapter 10, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ako mao ang maayong magbalantay sa mga karnero. Ako nakaila sa mga ako, ug ang mga ako nakaila kanako, |
| Croatian | Ja sam pastir dobri i poznajem svoje i mene poznaju moje, |
| Danish | Jeg er den gode Hyrde, og jeg kender mine, og mine kende mig, |
| Dutch | Ik ben de goede Herder; en Ik ken de Mijnen, en worde van de Mijnen gekend. |
| Finnish | Minä olen se hyvä paimen, ja minä tunnen omani, ja minun omani tuntevat minut, |
| French | Je connais mes brebis, et elles me connaissent, |
| German | Ich bin der gute Hirte und erkenne die Meinen und bin bekannt den Meinen, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Akulah gembala yang baik. Sama seperti Bapa mengenal Aku dan Aku mengenal Bapa, begitu juga Aku mengenal domba-domba-Ku dan mereka pun mengenal Aku. Aku menyerahkan nyawa-Ku untuk mereka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Akulah Gembala yang baik; maka Aku kenal domba-domba-Ku, dan domba-Ku itu juga kenal Aku, |
| Italian | Io sono il buon pastore, conosco le mie pecore e le mie pecore conoscono me, |
| Latvian | Es esmu labais gans; es pazîstu savas, un manas pazîst mani. |
| Maori | Ko ahau te hepara pai, e matau ana hoki ki aku, a e matau ana aku ki ahau. |
| Norwegian | Jeg er den gode hyrde, og jeg kjenner mine og kjennes av mine, |
| Portuguese | Eu sou o bom pastor; conheço as minhas ovelhas, e elas me conhecem, |
| Rumanian | Eu sknt Pqstorul cel bun. Eu Kmi cunosc oile Mele, wi ele Mq cunosc pe Mine, |
| Russian | с ЕУНШ РБУФЩТШ ДПВТЩК; Й ЪОБА нПЙИ, Й нПЙ ЪОБАФ нЕОС. |
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| Spanish | Yo soy el buen pastor y conozco mis ovejas, y las mías me conocen. |
| Swahili | Mimi ni mchungaji mwema. Nawajua walio wangu, nao walio wangu wananijua mimi, |
| Swedish | Jag är den gode herden, och jag känner mina får, och mina får känna mig, |
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"Good Shepherd" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: good sheperd, good shephard, good shephed. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-d-e-e-g-h-h-o-o-p-r-s" | |
-3 letters: hedgehops. | |
-4 letters: hedgehop, oosphere, sheepdog, shepherd. | |
-5 letters: deposed, deposer, dodgers, dredges, drooped, gophers, hedgers, hoopers, operose, reposed, rodeoed, seedpod, shedder, sphered, spoored. | |
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