noun · neuter
ichthudiem
Greekἰχθύδιον (ichthudion)
Strong’sG2485
a little fish
stem ichthudi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἰχθύδιον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of ἰχθύς),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2485 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidikh-thoo'-dee-on
a petty fish
Fromdiminutive from G2486;
King Jameslittle (small) fish.
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 | ichthudiem | ichthudieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ichthudieu | ichthudieiu |
| to, for dative | ichthudie | ichthudiei |
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
ichthudie 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ichthudieim2×
Matthew 15:34“small fish”kai legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Posoin artoin echavō? tois de legala; Hepta, kai oligeim ichthudieim.“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
Mark 8:7“small fish”kai echale ichthudieim oligeim; kai eulogaratos auteim legata kai houteim paratitharō.They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.