John 10:8

πάντες ὅσοι πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἦλθον κλέπται εἰσὶν καὶ λῃσταί ἀλλ' οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
πάντες
G3956 A-NPM
pas
all, any, every, the whole
  • individually
    • each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
    collectively
    • some of all types
ὅσοι
G3745 K-NPM
hosos
as (much, great, long, etc.) as
  • as great as, as far as, how much, how many, whoever
πρὸ
G4253
pro
___%___fore___%___, i.e., in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to
  • before
ἐμοῦ
G1700
emou
of me
  • me, my, mine, etc.
ἦλθον
G2064 V-2AAI-3P
erchomai
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
  • to come
    • of persons
      • to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving
        • "to appear, make one's appearance, come before the public
    metaphorically
    • to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence
      • "be established, become known, to come (fall) into or unto
    to go, to follow one
κλέπται
G2812 N-NPM
kleptēs
a stealer (literally or figuratively)
  • an embezzler, pilferer
    • the name is transferred to false teachers, who do not care to instruct men, but abuse their confidence for their own gain
εἰσὶν
G1526
eisi
they are
  • are, be, were, etc.
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
λῃσταί
G3027 N-NPM
lēstēs
a brigand
  • a robber, plunderer, freebooter, brigand
ἀλλ'
G235
alla
properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
  • but
    • nevertheless, notwithstanding
      • "an objection"an exception"a restriction"nay, rather, yea, moreover"forms a transition to the cardinal matter
οὐκ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
ἤκουσαν
G191 V-AAI-3P
akouō
to hear (in various senses)
  • to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf
    • "to hear
    • to attend to, consider what is or has been said
      • "to understand, perceive the sense of what is said
    to hear something
    • to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence
      • "to get by hearing learn"a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn"to give ear to a teaching or a teacher"to comprehend, to understand
αὐτῶν
G846 P-GPM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
τὰ
G3588 T-NPN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
πρόβατα
G4263 N-NPN
probaton
something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e., (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively)
  • any four footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle (opposed to large cattle, horses, etc.), most commonly a sheep or a goat
    • a sheep, and so always in the New Testament

πάντες ὅσοι πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἦλθον κλέπται εἰσὶν καὶ λῃσταί ἀλλ' οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα
8
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
Cross References

Ezekiel 34:2

בֶּן-אָדָם הִנָּבֵא עַל-רוֹעֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִנָּבֵא וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם לָרֹעִים כֹּה אָמַר׀ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הוֹי רֹעֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ רֹעִים אוֹתָם הֲלוֹא הַצֹּאן יִרְעוּ הָרֹעִֽים׃
2
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Jeremiah 23:1

הוֹי רֹעִים מְאַבְּדִים וּמְפִצִים אֶת-צֹאן מַרְעִיתִי נְאֻם-יְהוָֽה׃
1
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.

John 10:1

Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων ἀλλὰ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής·
1
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Acts 5:36

πρὸ γὰρ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀνέστη Θευδᾶς λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτόν ᾧ προσεκολλήθη ἀριθμὸς ἀνδρῶν ὡσεὶ τετρακοσίων· ὃς ἀνῃρέθη καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διελύθησαν καὶ ἐγένοντο εἰς οὐδέν
36
For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

Isaiah 56:10

‫(צפו)‬ צֹפָיו עִוְרִים כֻּלָּם לֹא יָדָעוּ כֻּלָּם כְּלָבִים אִלְּמִים לֹא יוּכְלוּ לִנְבֹּחַ הֹזִים שֹֽׁכְבִים אֹהֲבֵי לָנֽוּם׃
10
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

John 10:27

τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἐμὰ τῆς φωνῆς μου ἀκούει κἀγὼ γινώσκω αὐτά καὶ ἀκολουθοῦσίν μοι
27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

Ezekiel 22:25

קֶשֶׁר נְבִיאֶיהָ בְּתוֹכָהּ כַּאֲרִי שׁוֹאֵג טֹרֵֽף טָרֶף נֶפֶשׁ אָכָלוּ חֹסֶן וִיקָר יִקָּחוּ אַלְמְנוֹתֶיהָ הִרְבּוּ בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃
25
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

John 10:5

ἀλλοτρίῳ δὲ οὐ μὴ ἀκολουθήσωσιν ἀλλὰ φεύξονται ἀπ' αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὐκ οἴδασιν τῶν ἀλλοτρίων τὴν φωνήν
5
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

Zechariah 11:16

כִּי הִנֵּֽה-אָנֹכִי מֵקִים רֹעֶה בָּאָרֶץ הַנִּכְחָדוֹת לֹֽא-יִפְקֹד הַנַּעַר לֹֽא-יְבַקֵּשׁ וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת לֹא יְרַפֵּא הַנִּצָּבָה לֹא יְכַלְכֵּל וּבְשַׂר הַבְּרִיאָה יֹאכַל וּפַרְסֵיהֶן יְפָרֵֽק׃
16
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear pieces. their claws in

Zechariah 11:4

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי רְעֵה אֶת-צֹאן הַהֲרֵגָֽה׃
4
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

Zephaniah 3:3

שָׂרֶיהָ בְקִרְבָּהּ אֲרָיוֹת שֹֽׁאֲגִים שֹׁפְטֶיהָ זְאֵבֵי עֶרֶב לֹא גָרְמוּ לַבֹּֽקֶר׃
3
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
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