What does πλῆθος · ἰχθύς mean in the Bible?
πλῆθος · ἰχθύς is a Greek phrase meaning "multitude of fish".
Greek · G4128, G2486
τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων
Multitude · a fish
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πλῆθοςG4128multitude
Pronunciationplēthos
A collective body or crowd, often implying the common people as distinct from leaders or authorities.
Open lexicon entry →ἰχθύςG2486a fish
Pronunciationichthýs
A fish; used symbolically in early Christianity as an acrostic for "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior.
Open lexicon entry →What does τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων (tou plēthous tōn ichthyōn) mean in the Bible?
πλῆθος · ἰχθύς is a Greek phrase meaning "multitude of fish".
Full entry for τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων (G4128, G2486) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4128, G2486?
G4128, G2486 is connected to 31 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. multitude of fish
Source Gloss
multitude of fish
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 patterns5Aligned forms31Case patternNominative (19)Number patternSingular (30)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMark 3:7 · Mark 3:8 · Luke 1:10 · Luke 2:13 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 8:37 · Luke 19:37 · Luke 23:1 · Luke 23:27 · John 5:3 · Acts 2:6 · Acts 5:16 · Acts 14:4 · Acts 15:12 · Acts 17:4 · Acts 21:3618×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterActs 5:141×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterJohn 21:6 · Acts 4:32 · Acts 6:5 · Acts 19:94×
Dative · Singular · NeuterHeb 11:121×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 5:6 · Acts 6:2 · Acts 14:1 · Acts 15:30 · Acts 28:3 · Jas 5:20 · 1 Pet 4:87×
Word Origins
τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων is built from this root: