Strong's Lexicon

G231

G231 — ἁλιεύς

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekhalieusnounOccurrences: 5

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G231
Word:ἁλιεύς
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from G251
Language:Greek
Occurrences:5
Transliteration:halieus
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:hal-ee-yoos'
Meaning:1. a sailor (as engaged on the salt water) 2. (by implication) a fisher
KJV Renderings:fisher(-man)

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

[ἁλεευς, , T WH uniformly for ἁλιεύς, see Tdf.’s note on Mar 1:16 and N. T. edition 7, Proleg., p. 1; especially edition 8, Proleg., p. 82f; WHs Appendix, p. 151.]

STRONGS NT 231: ἁλιεύςἁλιεύς, (έως ( (ἅλς, ἁλός, the sea) (from Homer down); a fisherman, fisher: Mat 4:18; Mar 1:16; Luk 5:2 — in all which passages T and WH have ἁλεεῖς from the form ἁλεεύς, which see.

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἁλιεύς (fisher(-man))

Matthew 4:18

KJV: And 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
GK: περιπατών δε ο Ιησούς παρά την θάλασσαν της Γαλιλαίας είδε δυο αδελφούς Σίμωνα τον λεγόμενον Πέτρον και Ανδρέαν τον αδελφόν αυτού βάλλοντας αμφίβληστρον εις την θάλασσαν ήσαν γαρ αλιείς

Matthew 4:19

KJV: And he saith unto them Follow me and I will make you fishers of men
GK: και λέγει αυτοίς δεύτε οπίσω μου και ποιήσω υμάς αλιείς ανθρώπων

Mark 1:16

KJV: Now 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
GK: περιπατών δε παρά την θάλασσαν της Γαλιλαίας είδε Σίμωνα και Ανδρέαν τον αδελφόν αυτού βάλλοντας αμφίβληστρον εν τη θαλάσση ήσαν γαρ αλιείς

Mark 1:17

KJV: And Jesus said unto them Come ye after me and I will make you to become fishers of men
GK: και είπεν αυτοίς ο Ιησούς δεύτε οπίσω μου και ποιήσω υμάς γενέσθαι αλιείς ανθρώπων

Luke 5:2

KJV: And saw two ships standing by the lake but the fishermen were gone out of them washing nets
GK: και είδε δύο πλοία εστώτα παρά την λίμνην οι δε αλιείς αποβάντες απ΄ αυτών απέπλυναν τα δίκτυα
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