ἁλιεύςhalieús
a sailor (as engaged on the salt water), i.e. (by implication) a fisher
Greek (New Testament) · G231
Meanings
a fisherman: Matthew 4:18-19, Matthew 4:19, Mark 1:16, Mark 1:17, Luke 5:2.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.
- Matthew 4:19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
- Mark 1:16 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.
- Mark 1:17 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
- Luke 5:2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.