Word Study · Strong's G231 · Greek
ἁλιεύς
halieus
hal-ee-yoos'
Strong's 1890 spelling: halieús
“a sailor (as engaged on the salt water), i.e. (by implication) a fisher”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a sailor (as engaged on the salt water), i.e. (by implication) a fisher
Rendered in the KJV as
fisher(-man).
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἁλιεῖς3
- ἁλιεῖς.2
How it is rendered · 3
- fishermen.2
- fishers2
- the fishermen1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural2
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- N-NPM · 3
- N-APM · 2
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 4:18ἁλιεῖς.halieisnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.here: fishermen.
- Matthew 4:19ἁλιεῖςhalieisnoun · accusative (object) · masculine plural“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”here: fishers
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 1:16ἁλιεῖς.halieisnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.here: fishermen.
- Mark 1:17ἁλιεῖςhalieisnoun · accusative (object) · masculine plural“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”here: fishers