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Fish, Fisher, Fisherman

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A — 1: ἁλιεύς

(Strong's #231 — Noun Masculine — halieus — hal-ee-yoos' )

"a fisherman, fisher" (from hals, "the sea"), occurs in Matthew 4:18,19; Mark 1:16,17; Luke 5:2 .

B — 1: ἁλιεύω

(Strong's #232 — Verb — halieuo — hal-ee-yoo'-o )

"to fish" (akin to A.), occurs in John 21:3 . In the Sept., Jeremiah 16:16 .

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Fish, Fisher, Fisherman'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/f/fish-fisher-fisherman.html. 1940.

Bible Dictionaries Fish, Fisher, Fisherman

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

Bible Dictionaries
Fish, Fisher, Fisherman