noun · masculine
ichthos
Greekἰχθύς (ichthus)
Strong’sG2486
a fish
stem ichth-20 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἰχθύς, -ύoς, ὁ,
[in LXX for דָּג, דָּגָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2486 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidikh-thoos'
a fish
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesfish.
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 | ichthos | ichthois1×ἰχθύες |
| object accusative | ichthon3×ἰχθὺν | ichthoin7×ἰχθύας |
| direct address vocative | ichthor | ichthoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | ichthou2×ἰχθύος | ichthoiu7×ἰχθύων |
| to, for dative | ichtho | ichthoi |
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
ichtho 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
20 occurrences, every one of them listed
ichthon“fish”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 7:10“fish”ē kai ichthon aitati mē ofion epidōati auto?Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
Matthew 17:27“fish”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.”
Luke 11:11“fish”tinon de ek vu ton patēron aitati tos huios ichthon, kai anti ichthou ofion auto epidōati?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
ichthou“fish”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Luke 11:11“fish”tinon de ek vu ton patēron aitati tos huios ichthon, kai anti ichthou ofion auto epidōati?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
Luke 24:42“fish”tois de epidōala auto ichthou optou merem;So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,
ichthois“fish”subjectnominative plural1×
Luke 9:13“fish”legata de pros autoin; Dōavar autoi vis esthiara. tois de legala; Ouk alō ni polloterem ē artois pente kai ichthois duo, ei mēti poreuiratois nis agorazaneia eis panton ton laon houton brōmeim.But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
ichthoin“fish”objectaccusative plural7×
Matthew 14:17“fish”tois de legalō auto; Ouk echanō hōde ei mē pente artoin kai duo ichthoin.“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
Matthew 14:19“fish”kai keleuaratos toin ochloin anaklinira epi tou chortou, lambaratos toin pente artoin kai toin duo ichthoin, anableparatos eis ton ouranon eulogata kai klaratos dōata toi mathētoi toin artoin tois de mathētois toi ochloi.And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Matthew 15:36“fish”lambata toin hepta artoin kai toin ichthoin kai eucharistaratos klata kai dōate toi mathētoi tois de mathētois toi ochloi.Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Mark 6:38“fish”tos de legatō autoi; Posoin echavō artoin? hupagavōr horavar. kai gnōskaratois legalō; Pente, kai duo ichthoin.“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five — and two fish.”
Mark 6:41“fish”kai lambaratos toin pente artoin kai toin duo ichthoin anableparatos eis ton ouranon eulogata kai kataklata toin artoin kai dōate toi mathētoi autou hina paratithaleiō autoi, kai toin duo ichthoin merizata pantoi.Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
Mark 6:41“fish”kai lambaratos toin pente artoin kai toin duo ichthoin anableparatos eis ton ouranon eulogata kai kataklata toin artoin kai dōate toi mathētoi autou hina paratithaleiō autoi, kai toin duo ichthoin merizata pantoi.Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
Luke 9:16“fish”lambaratos de toin pente artoin kai toin duo ichthoin anableparatos eis ton ouranon eulogata autoin kai kataklata kai dōate toi mathētoi paratithara to ochlo.Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
ichthoiu“fish”of, belonging togenitive plural7×
Mark 6:43“fish”kai airala klasmeim dōdeka kofinoiu plērōmeim kai apo toiu ichthoiu.and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
Luke 5:6“fish”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.
Luke 5:9“fish”thambem gar periechata auton kai pantoin toin sun auto epi ta agra toiu ichthoiu hoiu sullambala,For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
John 21:6“fish”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“fish”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“fish”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.
1 Corinthians 15:39“fish”ouk pantas sarxas tas autas sarxas, alla allas men anthrōpoiu, allas de sarxas ktēneiu, allas de sarxas ptēneiu, allas de ichthoiu.Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.