Strong's Greek · G231

ἁλιεύς

halieús

fisher(-man)

Definition

a sailor (as engaged on the salt water), i.e. (by implication) a fisher

Derivation

from G251 (ἅλς);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Mark 1:17

“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

Matthew 4:18

As 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.

Luke 5:2

He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

Mark 1:16

As 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.

Matthew 4:19

“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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