Strong G231ἁλιεύς
fisherman
- Transliteration
- halieus
- Pronunciation
- hal-ee-yoos'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From G251; a sailor (as engaged on the salt water) that is (by implication) a fisher: - fisher (-man).
Detailed definition
ἁλεεύς (Rec. ἁλιεύς, the older form; WH, App., 151, -έως, ὁ
(ἅλς, the sea) [in LXX for דָּג, דַּוָּג;]
a fisherman: Mat.4:18, 19, Mrk.1:16, 17, Luk.5:2
(AS)
(ἅλς, the sea) [in LXX for דָּג, דַּוָּג;]
a fisherman: Mat.4:18, 19, Mrk.1:16, 17, Luk.5:2
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G231 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- fisher4
- fishermen1
First verses
- Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
- Matthew 4:19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Mark 1:16Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
- Mark 1:17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
- Luke 5:2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἁλι-εύς
(later written ἁλεεύς[LXX+NT (LXX.Isa.19.8, NT.Matt.4.18, “PFlor.” 127.15))], ὁ, genitive έως, Ionic ῆος, and contraction ἁλιῶς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 200: _accusative_ _plural_ ἁλιέας 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 190.17, 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 155.1; _genitive_ ἁλιέων [prev. author] 76.5: (ἅλς, ἅλιος A))]:—one who has to do with the sea, and so,
1 fisher, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.251, 22.384, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.42, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 115, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ion” 539e, etc.: ἀνὴρ ἁ. 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 214.)]
2 seaman, sailor, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.419)]; ἐρέτας ἁλιῆας rowers on the sea, [Refs (16.349)]; as adjective, ἁλιεὺς στρατός [Refs (Opp.H. 5.121.)]
3 a fish, ={βάτραχος}, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 620b12, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.978d, 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 3.21.5.)]
(later written ἁλεεύς[LXX+NT (LXX.Isa.19.8, NT.Matt.4.18, “PFlor.” 127.15))], ὁ, genitive έως, Ionic ῆος, and contraction ἁλιῶς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 200: _accusative_ _plural_ ἁλιέας 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 190.17, 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 155.1; _genitive_ ἁλιέων [prev. author] 76.5: (ἅλς, ἅλιος A))]:—one who has to do with the sea, and so,
1 fisher, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.251, 22.384, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.42, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 115, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ion” 539e, etc.: ἀνὴρ ἁ. 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 214.)]
2 seaman, sailor, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.419)]; ἐρέτας ἁλιῆας rowers on the sea, [Refs (16.349)]; as adjective, ἁλιεὺς στρατός [Refs (Opp.H. 5.121.)]
3 a fish, ={βάτραχος}, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 620b12, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.978d, 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 3.21.5.)]