ἰχθύς

greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine20 occurrences5 books18 verses

Definition

ἰχθύς, -ύoς, ὁ

[in LXX for דָּג, דָּגָה ;]

a fish: Matthew 7:10, Mark 6:38, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἰχθύς:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

20 total
  1. Matthew 7:10ἰχθὺν · a fish
    Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
  2. Matthew 14:17ἰχθύας · fish
    “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
  3. Matthew 14:19ἰχθύας · fish
    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.
  4. Matthew 15:36ἰχθύας · fish
    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.
  5. Matthew 17:27ἰχθὺν · fish
    “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.”
  6. Mark 6:38ἰχθύας · fish
    “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
  7. Mark 6:41ἰχθύας · fish; ἰχθύας · fish
    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.
  8. Mark 6:43ἰχθύων · fish
    …and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
  9. Luke 5:6ἰχθύων · of fish
    When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
  10. Luke 5:9ἰχθύων · fish
    For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
  11. Luke 9:13ἰχθύες · fish
    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.”
  12. Luke 9:16ἰχθύας · fish
    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.
  13. Luke 11:11ἰχθύν · a fish; ἰχθύος
    What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
  14. Luke 24:42ἰχθύος · fish
    So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,
  15. John 21:6ἰχθύων · fish
    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.
  16. John 21:8ἰχθύων · fish
    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.
  17. John 21:11ἰχθύων · fish
    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.
  18. 1 Corinthians 15:39ἰχθύων · fish
    Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.