GREEK · G2486
ἰχθύς
ichthus — fish
ἰχθύς, -ύoς, ὁ [in LXX for דָּג, דָּגָה ;] a fish: Mat.7:10, Mrk.6:38, al. (AS)
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Fish
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1710
דָּגָה
da.gah — fish
fish
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3795
ὀψάριον
opsarion — fish
ὀψάριον, -ου, τό (dimin. of ὄψον, (1) cooked meat; (2) a relish or dainty, esp. fish, cf. MGr. τὸ ψάρι, fish; in comic poets and late prose writers only) [in LXX: Tob.2:2 א (Β, ὄψον)* ;] fish: Jhn.6:9, 11 21:9-10, 13 † (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4371
προσφάγιον
prosphagion — fish
προσφάγιον, -ου, τό (φαγεῖν), Hellenistic for ὄψον ὀψάριον) a relish or dainty (esp, cooked fish), to be eaten with bread: Jhn.21:5 (have ye taken any fish, Field, Notes, 109; Abbott, Essays, 105; cf. M, Pr., 170n; MM, Exp., xxi).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20861
ὄψος
opsos — fish
fish
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8578
ὄψον
opson — fish
1. properly, cooked meat , or, generally, meat , opposite to bread and other provisions, (Homer) 2. anything eaten with bread or food , to give it flavour and relish, κρόμυον, ποτῷ ὄψον onions, a zest or relish to wine, (Iliad by Homer); ἐσθίουσι ἐπὶ τῷ σίτῳ ὄψον (Xenophon Historicus) 3. seasoning, sauce , (Plato Philosophus); κολλύραν καὶ κόνδυλον ὄψον ἐπ᾽ αὐτῇ pudding and knuckle- sauce withal, (Aristophanes Comicus); λιμῷ ὅσαπερ ὄψῳ διαχρῆσθε, i. e. "hunger is the best sauce," (Xenophon Historicus) 4. generally, dainty fare , in plural dainties , (Plato Philosophus) 5. at Athens, mostly, fish , the chief dainty of the Athenians, (Aristophanes Comicus) 6. the fish-market , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2570
καλός
kalos — good
καλός, -ή, -όν, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹבָה ,טוֹב, also for יָפֶה, etc. ;] 1. primarily, of outward form ("related to . . . ἀγαθός as the appearance to the essence," Cremer, 339), fair, beautiful: λίθοι (BV, goodly), Luk.21:5. 2. In reference to use, of that which is well adapted to its ends, good, excellent: of fish, τ. καλά (opposite to σαπρά), Mat.13:48; σπέρμα, Mat.13:24, 27, 37, 38; καρπός, Mat.3:10 7:17-19 12:33, Luk.3:9 [WH] 6:43; δένδρον (opposite to σαρπόν), Mat.12:33, Luk.6:43; γῆ, Mat.13:8, 23 Mrk.4:8, 20 Luk.8:15; τ. ἅλας, Mrk.9:50, Luk.14:34; ὁ νόμος, Rom.7:16, 1Ti.1:8; διδασκαλία, 1Ti.4:6; καρδία κ. καὶ ἀγαθή, Luk.8:15; παραθήκη, 2Ti.1:14; μέτρον, Luk.6:38; βαθμός, 1Ti.3:13; θεμέλιος, 1Ti.6:19; τὸ κ., 1Th.5:21; μαργαρίται, Mat.13:45; οἶνος, Jhn.2:10; ποιμήν, Jhn.10:11, 14; διάκονος, 1Ti.4:6; οἰκονόμος, 1Pe.4:10; στρατιώτης, 2Ti.2:3; στρατεία, 1Ti.1:18; ἀγών, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.4:7; ὁμολογία, 1Ti.6:12, 13; ἔργον, Mat.26:10, Mrk.14:6, Jhn.10:33, 1Ti.3:1; pl., Jhn.10:32; καλόν, with inf. and dative, Mat.18:8, 9 1Co.7:1, 26 9:15; id. with accusative and inf., Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, 43, 45, 47, Luk.9:33, Heb.13:9; before εἰ, Mat.26:24, Mrk.9:42 14:21; ἐάν, 1Co.7:8. 3. Ethically, good, in the sense of right, fair, noble, honourable: Gal.4:18, Heb.5:14; ἔργα, Mat.5:16, 1Ti.5:10, 25 6:18, Tit.2:7, 14 3:8, 14 (Field, Notes, 223f.), Heb.10:24, 1Pe.2:12; ἀναστροφή, Jas.3:13, 1Pe.2:12; συνείδησις, Heb.13:18; before ἐνώπιον, Rom.12:17, 2Co.8:21, 1Ti.2:3; το] κ. ποιεῖν (κατεργάζεσθαι), Rom.7:18, 21 2Co.13:7, Gal.6:9, Jas.4:17; καλόν ἐστιν, with inf., Mat.15:26 (T, ἔξεστιν), Mrk.7:27, Rom.14:21, Gal.4:18; μαρτυρία, 1Ti.3:7; ὄνομα, Jas.2:7; καύχημα, 1Co.5:6 (neg.); θεοῦ ῥῆμα, Heb.6:5. κ. does not occur in Re.† SYN.: see: ἀγαθός. (AS)
90 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G305
ἀναβαίνω
anabainō — to ascend
ἀναβαίνω [in LXX chiefly for עָלָה ;] to go up, ascend, (a) of persons: ἐπί συκομωρέαν, Luk.19:4; εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mrk.6:51; εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, Mat.20:17; εἰς τ. ἱερόν, with inf. (M, Pr., 205), Luk.18:10; with mention of place of departure, Mat.3:16 (ἀπό), Act.8:39 (ἐκ); (b) of things, to rise, spring up, come up: a fish, Mat.17:27; smoke, Rev.8:4; plants growing, Mat.13:7; metaphorically, of things coming up in one's mind (as Heb. לֵב אֵל עָלָה; 4Ki.12:4, al.), Luk.24:38, 1Co.2:9; of prayers, Act.10:4; messages, Act.21:31 (for late exx., see MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
77 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5126
נוּן
nun — Nun
A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.33.11; son of: Elishama (H0476); father of: Joshua (H3091) § Nun = "fish" or "posterity" father of Joshua the successor of Moses
30 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1709
דָּג
dag — Fish (Gate)
fish
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G572
ἁπλότης
haplotēs — openness
ἀπλότης, -ητος, ή (ἁπλοῦς), [in LXX: 4Ki.15:11 (תֹּם), 1Ch.29:17 (לֵבָב יֹשֶׁר, ἁ. τῆς καρδίας, cf. Col.3:22, where see Lft.), Wis.1:1, al. ;] simplicity, sincerity: Rom.12:8, 2Co.11:3, Eph.6:5, Col.3:22; as manifested in generous, unselfish giving, liberality, graciousness: 2Co.8:2 9:11 9:13 (see ICC, Rom.12:8; Hort, Jas.1:5, and see: ἁπλῶς).† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G966
Βηθσαϊδά
Bēthsaida — Bethsaida
Βηθσαιδά (Rec. -σαϊδά), and -δάν (Mt, Mk, ll. with), ἡ, indecl. (Syr., house of fish), Bethsaida, a town on NE. shore of the Sea of Galilee: Luk.9:10. It is generally supposed that a second B. on the W. shore is referred to in Mat.11:21, Mrk.6:45 8:22, Luk.10:13, Jhn.1:45 12:21 (DB, i, 282f.; but see Swete on Mrk.6:45). 2. 2. Βηθζαθά, ἡ, indecl. (perh. Aram. בֵּית זַיְתָה, house of olives) Jhn.5:2..† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1712
דָּגוֹן
da.gon — Dagon
§ Dagon = "a fish" a Philistine deity of fertility; represented with the face and hands of a man and the tail of a fish
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4550
σαπρός
sapros — rotten
σαπρός, -ά -όν [in Sm.: Lev.27:14, 33 * ;] rotten, corrupt, bad, worthless: of trees and fruit (opposite to ἀγαθός, καλός), Mat.7:17-18 12:33 Luk.6:43; of fish, Mat.13:48. Metaphorical, in moral sense: λόγος σ., Eph.4:29. "In Hellenistic . . . it became a synonym for αἰσχρός or κακός," MM, xxii.† (AS)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7193
קַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂת
qas.qe.set — scale
scale (of fish, water animals)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G231
ἁλιεύς
halieus — fisherman
ἁλεεύς (Rec. ἁλιεύς, the older form; WH, App., 151, -έως, ὁ (ἅλς, the sea) [in LXX for דָּג, דַּוָּג ;] a fisherman: Mat.4:18, 19, Mrk.1:16, 17, Luk.5:2 (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2934
κτῆνος
ktēnos — animal
κτῆνος, -ους, τό (κτάομαι, hence primarily a possession), [in LXX chiefly for בְּהֵמָה Gen.1:25, al., also for מִקְנֶה, צֹנֵא, etc. ;] a beast, (in late Gk. esp.) a beast of burden: Luk.10:34 pl. (as chiefly in cl.), Act.23:24, Rev.18:13; of quadrupeds, as Opp. to fishes and birds (cf. Ge, l.with), 1Co.15:39.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4209
πορφύρα
porphura — purple cloth
πορφύρα, -ας, ἡ [in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן ;] 1. the purple fish (cf. 1Ma.4:23). 2. purple dye. 3. Later, = πορφυρίς, a purple garment: Mrk.15:17, 20, Luk.16:19, Rev.18:12.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4788
συγκλείω
sugkleiō — to confine
συν-κλείω (Rec. συγκ-), [in LXX chiefly for סגר ;] to shut together, enclose, shut in on all sides: of a catch of fish, Luk.5:6; metaphorically (Psa.31:9, al.), Rom.11:32, Gal.3:22-23.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2443
חַכָּה
chak.kah — hook
hook, angle, hook fastened in jaw, fish hook
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4365
מִכְמֶ֫רֶת
mikh.me.ret — net
net, fishing net Also means: mikh.mo.ret (מִכְמֹ֫רֶת "net" H4365B)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2485
ἰχθύδιον
ichthudion — little fish
ἰχθύδιον, -ου, τό (dimin. of ἰχθύς), a little fish: Mat.15:34, Mrk.8:7.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G61
ἄγρα
agra — catch
ἄγρα, -ας, ἡ (ἄγω), 1. the chase, a hunting or catching: Luk.5:4. 2. that which is taken, a catch: of fish, Luk.5:9. † (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1771
דַּיָּג
day.yag — fisher
fisherman, fisher
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Called dag by the Hebrews, a word denoting great fecundity (Gen. 9:2; Num. 11:22; Jonah 2:1, 10). No fish is mentioned by name either in the Old or in the New Testament. Fish abounded in the Mediterranean and in the lakes of the Jordan, so that the Hebrews were no doubt acquainted with many species. Two of the villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee derived their names from their fisheries, Bethsaida (the “house of fish”) on the east and on the west. There is probably no other sheet of water in the world of equal dimensions that contains such a variety and profusion of fish. About thirty-seven different kinds have been found. Some of the fishes are of a European type, such as the roach, the barbel, and the blenny; others are markedly African and tropical, such as the eel-like silurus. There was a regular fish-market apparently in Jerusalem (2 Chr. 33:14; Neh. 3:3; 12:39; Zeph. 1:10), as there was a fish-gate which was probably contiguous to it. Sidon is the oldest fishing establishment known in history.
Scripture references
Genesis 9:2Numbers 11:22Jonah 2:1Jonah 2:102 Chronicles 33:14Nehemiah 3:3Nehemiah 12:39Zephaniah 1:10Genesis 1:21Genesis 1:28Exodus 20:4Exodus 4:181 Kings 4:33Leviticus 11:9Leviticus 11:101 Samuel 5:4Ezekiel 47:10Ezekiel 26:5Ezekiel 26:14Isaiah 19:8
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.