What does ἁλιεύς (halieús) mean in the Bible?
ἁλιεύς (halieús): A fisherman, particularly one called by Jesus to become an apostle and fisher of men.
Greek · G231
ἁλιεύς
ἁλιεύς (halieús): A fisherman, particularly one called by Jesus to become an apostle and fisher of men.
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ἁλιεύςG231
Pronunciationhalieús
What does ἁλιεύς (halieús) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G231?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fishermen (3), fishers (2).
Where does ἁλιεύς (halieús) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (2), Luke (1).
Are there verse guides for ἁλιεύς (halieús)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfishermen3×Matthew 4:18, Mark 1:16, Luke 5:2
fishers2×Matthew 4:19, Mark 1:17
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Matthew 4:18ἁλιεῖςtofishermenNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralMatthew 4:19ἁλιεῖςtofishersNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralMark 1:16ἁλιεῖςtofishermenNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 1:17ἁλιεῖςtofishersNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralLuke 5:2ἁλιεῖςtofishermenNoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 4:18
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew2Mark2Luke1
Source forms
ἁλιεῖς5xhalieisMatthew 4:18, Matthew 4:19, Mark 1:16, Mark 1:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural3xMatthew 4:18, Mark 1:16, Luke 5:2
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural2xMatthew 4:19, Mark 1:17
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A fisherman, particularly one called by Jesus to become an apostle and fisher of men.
Source Gloss
fisherman
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:18Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ἁλιεῖς.alieiv
a fisherman
Read versealieiv
a fisherman
Read verseMark 1:16Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ἁλιεῖς.alieiv
a fisherman
Read verseMark 1:17Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ἁλιεῖςalieiv
a fisherman
Read verseLuke 5:2Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ἁλιεῖςalieiv
a fisherman
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms5Case patternNominative (3)Number patternPlural (5)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 4:18 · Mark 1:16 · Luke 5:23×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Metaphorical hunters who catch people, representing divine judgment agents
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἁλιεύς is built from this root:
ἅλςG251
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