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pas´tẽr (רעה, rō‛eh; ποιμηÌν, poimeÌ„Ìn; literally, a helper, or feeder of the sheep (the King James Version ; ; ; ; ; ; , , and in , 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.