- Original: ἀρχιποίμην - Transliteration: Archipoimen - Phonetic: ar-khee-poy'-mane - Definition: 1. chief shepherd a. of christ the head of the church - Origin: from G746 and G4166 - TDNT entry: 14:05,9 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From G746 and G4166 ; a head shepherd: - chief shepherd. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Shepherd, 1 1 Peter 5:4