βόσκω,
[in LXX for רעה;]
prop., of a herdsman, to feed: Mt 8:33, Mk 5:14, Lk 8:3415:15; metaph., of Christian pastoral care, Jo 21:15, 17. Pass., of cattle, to feed, graze: Mt 8:30, Mk 5:11, Lk 8:32.†
SYN.: ποιμαίνειν, to tend, shepherd, a wider term, including oversight as well as feeding (v. Tr., Syn., §xxv).