Pastor <1,,4166, poimen>
"a shepherd, one who tends herds or flocks" (not merely one who feeds them), is used metaphorically of Christian "pastors," Eph 4:11. "Pastors" guide as well as feed the flock; cp. Act 20:28, which, with Act 20:17, indicates that this was the service committed to elders (overseers or bishops); so also in 1Pe 1:5-2, "tend the flock ... exercising the oversight," RV; this involves tender care and vigilant superintendence. See SHEPHERD.
