noun · neuter
ankistrem
Greekἄγκιστρον (ankistron)
Strong’sG44
a fish-hook
stem ankistr-once in the New Testament0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄγκιστρον, -ου, τό
(< ἄγκος, a bend), [in LXX חַכָּה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G44 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidang'-kis-tron
a hook (as bent)
Fromfrom the same as G43;
King Jameshook.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | ankistrem | ankistreim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ankistreu | ankistreiu |
| to, for dative | ankistre | ankistrei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ankistre is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ankistrem1×
Matthew 17:27“hook”hina de mē skandalizaneia autoin, poreuiratos eis thalassan ballasar ankistrem kai ton anabainaraton prōton ichthon airasar, kai anoigaratos tem stomem autou heuriskasi statēron; ekeinon lambaratos dōasar autoi anti mu kai su.“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”