pas'-ter (ro`eh; poimen; literally, a helper, or feeder of the sheep (the King James VersionJer 2:8;3:15;10:21;12:10;17:16;22:22;23:1,2, and inEph 4:11, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American))): Besides the literal sense the word has now a figurative meaning and refers to the minister appointed over a congregation. This latter meaning is recognized in the translation of the King James Version.
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