{"def":{"short":"a shepherd (literally or figuratively)","long":["a herdsman, especially a shepherd",["in the parable, he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow"],"metaphorically",["the presiding officer, manager, director, of any assembly: so of Christ the Head of the church",["of the overseers of the Christian assemblies","of kings and princes"]]]},"deriv":"of uncertain affinity","pronun":{"ipa":"pyˈmen","ipa_mod":"pyˈme̞n","sbl":"poimēn","dic":"poo-MANE","dic_mod":"poo-MANE"}}