- Original: πρόβατον - Transliteration: Probaton - Phonetic: prob'-at-on - Definition: 1. any four footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle (opp. to large cattle, horses, etc.), most commonly a sheep or a goat a. a sheep, and so always in the NT - Origin: probably from a presumed. derivative of G4260 - TDNT entry: 17:29,9 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: Properly the neuter of a presumed derivative of G4260 ; something that walks forward (a quadruped) that is (specifically) a sheep (literally or figuratively): - sheep ([-fold]). Total KJV Occurrences: 9 • sheep, 9 Mat 9:36; Mar 6:34; Joh 2:14; Joh 2:15; Act 8:32; Romans 8:36; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25; Revelation 18:13