noun · neuter
diktuem
Greekδίκτυον (diktuon)
Strong’sG1350
a fishing-net
stem diktu-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δίκτυον, -ον, τό
[in LXX chiefly for רֶשֶׁת, שְׂבָכָה;]
SYN.: ἀμφίβληστρον (q.v.), σαγήνη.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1350 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddik'-too-on
a seine (for fishing)
Fromprobably from a primary verb δίκω (to cast);
King Jamesnet.
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 | diktuem1×δίκτυον | diktueim1×δίκτυα |
| of, belonging to genitive | diktueu | diktueiu |
| to, for dative | diktue | diktuei |
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
diktue 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
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
diktuem“net”subject or objectdirect singular1×
John 21:11“net”anabainata oun Simōnos Petros kai helkata tem diktuem eis tan gēan mestem ichthoiu megoiu hekaton pentēkonta treis; kai tosoutoiu arōtoiu ouk schizita tem diktuem.So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
diktueim“nets”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Luke 5:6“nets”kai houtem poiaratois sunkleiala plēthem ichthoiu pollem, diarrēgnuite de teim diktueim autoiu.When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
diktueim7×
Matthew 4:20“nets”tois de eutheōs afiēkaratois teim diktueim akolouthala auto.And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
Matthew 4:21“nets”Kai probainaratos ekeithen horata alloin duo adelfoin, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, en te ploie meta Zebedaiou tou patērou autoiu katartizarōtoin teim diktueim autoiu, kai kalata autoin.Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
Mark 1:18“nets”kai euthuos afiēkaratois teim diktueim akolouthala auto.And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
Mark 1:19“nets”kai probainaratos oligem horata Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, kai autoin en te ploie katartizarōtoin teim diktueim,Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
Luke 5:2“nets”kai horata duo ploieim histanarēteim para tan limnan, tois de halievois apo auteiu apobainaratois plunale teim diktueim.He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
Luke 5:4“nets”hōs de paueta lalarōtos, legata pros ton Simōnon; Epanagasar eis tem bathem kai chalavar teim diktueim vu eis agran.When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
Luke 5:5“nets”kai apokriniratos Simōnos legata; Epistator, dia holau nuxau kopiaratois oudenem lambana, epi de te rēme su chalami teim diktueim.“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
diktuem3×
John 21:6“net”tos de legata autoi; Ballavar eis teim dexeim mereim teu ploieu tem diktuem, kai heuriskavi. ballala oun, kai ouketi autem helkara ischuale apo teu plētheu toiu ichthoiu.He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
John 21:8“net”tois de allois mathētois te ploiarie erchala, ouk gar ale makran apo tau gēau alla hōs apo pēchoiu diakosioi, surarōtois tem diktuem toiu ichthoiu.The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
John 21:11“net”anabainata oun Simōnos Petros kai helkata tem diktuem eis tan gēan mestem ichthoiu megoiu hekaton pentēkonta treis; kai tosoutoiu arōtoiu ouk schizita tem diktuem.So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.