Halieús — G231

Definition

masculine noun

a sailor (as engaged on the salt water), i.e. (by implication) a fisher

1. STRONGS NT 231

Usually translated as

fisher, fisherman

Origin

from G251

• háls (G251)

Occurrences

Halieús occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (2), Luke (1)

• Matthew 4:18 — And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers (ἁλιεῖς).
• Matthew 4:19 — And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers (ἁλιεῖς) of men.
• Mark 1:16 — Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers (ἁλιεῖς).
• Mark 1:17 — And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers (ἁλιεῖς) of men.
• Luke 5:2 — And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen (ἁλιεῖς) were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.