πρόβατον

provbaton provbaton,
probavtou,
tov (from
probaivnw, properly, `that which walks forward'), from Homer down, the Septuagint chiefly for @axo, then for hc,, sometimes for cb,K, and bc,K, (a lamb), properly, any four-footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle (opposed to large cattle, horses, etc.), most common a sheep or a goat; but especially a sheep, and so always in the N. T.: ; ; f; ; ,; f; ,f.; (from ); ; ;
provbata
sfagh'", sheep destined for the slaughter, . metaphorically,
provbata, sheep, is used of the followers of any master: and (from ); of mankind, who as needing salvation obey the injunctions of him who provides it and leads them to it; so of the followers of Christ: f,15f,26f; (R G L Tr text WH marginal reading), (R G L WH marginal reading); ;
tav
provbata
ajpolwlovta (see
ajpovllumi, at the end), ; ;
tav
provbata in distinction from
tav
ejrivfia, are good men as distinguished from bad people, .