Strong's Lexicon
G293
G293 — ἀμφίβληστρον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G293 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀμφίβληστρον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of the base of G297 and G906 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | amphiblestron |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | am-fib'-lace-tron |
| Meaning: | 1. a (fishing) net (as thrown about the fish) |
| KJV Renderings: | net |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀμφίβληστρον, , τό (ἀμφιβάλλω), in Greek writings anything thrown around one to impede his motion, as chains, a garment; specifically, a net for fishing (casting-net): Mar 1:16 R G L; Mat 4:18. (the Sept.; Hesiod scut. 215; Herodotus 1, 141; Athen. 10, 72, p. 450.) (Synonym: see δίκτυον, and cf. Trench, § lxiv.; B. D. under the word .)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀμφίβληστρον (net)
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
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