Pastor - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PASTOR

pas'-ter (ro`eh; poimen; literally, a helper, or feeder of the sheep (the King James Version Jeremiah 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10; 17:16; 22:22; 23:1,2, and in Ephesians 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.

See MINISTRY.


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PASTOR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.  

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