ἁλιεύς
halieus · fisherman
Greek word · Strong’s number G231 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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halieus (ἁλιεύς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fisherman”.
How to say it
ha·li·eus
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- One who makes a living by catching fish from the sea or lake with nets.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- fishermen ×3
- fishers ×2
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 4:18
And walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
- Matthew 4:19
And he says to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of people.”
- Mark 1:16
And passing along by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.
- Mark 1:17
And Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of people.”
- Luke 5:2
and he saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing the nets.