noun · masculine
halievos
Greekἁλιεύς (halieus)
Strong’sG231
a fisherman
stem haliev-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἁλιεύς, v.s. ἁλεεύς.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G231 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhal-ee-yoos'
a sailor (as engaged on the salt water), i.e. (by implication) a fisher
Fromfrom G251;
King Jamesfisher(-man).
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 nominative | halievos | halievois3×ἁλιεῖς |
| object accusative | halievon | halievoin2×ἁλιεῖς |
| direct address vocative | halievor | halievoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | halievou | halievoiu |
| to, for dative | halievo | halievoi |
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
halievo 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
halievois“fishermen”subjectnominative plural3×
Matthew 4:18“fishermen”Peripatarōtos de para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau horata duo adelfoin, Simōnon ton legirōton Petron kai Andreon ton adelfon autou, ballarōtoin amfiblēstrem eis tan thalassan, ale gar halievois;As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Mark 1:16“fishermen”Kai paragarōtos para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau horata Simōnon kai Andreon ton adelfon Simōnou amfiballarōtoin en ta thalassa, ale gar halievois;As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Luke 5:2“fishermen”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.
halievoin“fishers”objectaccusative plural2×
Matthew 4:19“fishers”kai legatō autoi; Deute opisō mu, kai poiami vin halievoin anthrōpoiu.“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Mark 1:17“fishers”kai legata autoi tos Iēsus; Deute opisō mu, kai poiami vin ginera halievoin anthrōpoiu.“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”