Definition:
βόσκω, [in LXX for רעה;] prop, of a herdsman, to feed: Mat.8:33, Mrk.5:14, Luk.8:34 15:15; metaphorically, of Christian pastoral care, Jhn.21:15, 17. Pass, of cattle, to feed, graze: Mat.8:30, Mrk.5:11, Luk.8:32. SYN.: ποιμαίνειν, to tend, shepherd, a wider term, including oversight as well as feeding (see Tr, Syn., §xxv). (AS)