2486. ichthus

Strong's Lexicon

ichthus: Fish

Original Word: ἰχθύς
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: ichthus
Pronunciation: ikh-thoos'
Phonetic Spelling: (ikh-thoos')
Definition: Fish
Meaning: a fish.

Word Origin: Derived from the primary verb ἰχθύνω (ichthynō), meaning "to swim."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the Hebrew word דָּג (dag, Strong's H1709) is used in the Old Testament to refer to fish, as seen in passages like Jonah 1:17.

Usage: The term "ichthus" is used in the New Testament to refer to fish, both in literal and symbolic contexts. It appears in narratives involving fishing, miracles, and teachings of Jesus. The word is often associated with sustenance, provision, and the calling of the disciples.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, fish were a staple in the diet and a common commodity in trade. Fishing was a significant occupation, especially around the Sea of Galilee, where many of Jesus' disciples were fishermen. The symbol of the fish (ichthus) later became an early Christian symbol, representing Jesus Christ. The Greek letters for "ichthus" were used as an acronym for "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior" (Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a fish
NASB Translation
fish (20).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2486: ἰχθύς

ἰχθύς, ἰχθύος, ὁ (from Homer down), a fish: Matthew 7:10; Mark 6:38; Luke 5:6; John 21:11, etc.; 1 Corinthians 15:39.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fish.

Of uncertain affinity; a fish -- fish.

Forms and Transliterations

ιχθυας ιχθύας ἰχθύας ιχθυες ιχθύες ἰχθύες ιχθυν ιχθύν ἰχθύν ἰχθὺν ιχθυος ιχθύος ἰχθύος ιχθύς ιχθυων ιχθύων ἰχθύων ιχνευόντων ichthuas ichthues ichthun ichthuon ichthuōn ichthuos ichthyas ichthýas ichthyes ichthýes ichthyn ichthýn ichthỳn ichthyon ichthyōn ichthýon ichthýōn ichthyos ichthýos

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 7:10 N-AMS
GRK: ἢ καὶ ἰχθὺν αἰτήσει μὴ
NAS: he asks for a fish, he will not give
KJV: if he ask a fish, will he give him
INT: or also a fish he should ask not

Matthew 14:17 N-AMP
GRK: καὶ δύο ἰχθύας
NAS: loaves and two fish.
KJV: and two fishes.
INT: and two fish

Matthew 14:19 N-AMP
GRK: τοὺς δύο ἰχθύας ἀναβλέψας εἰς
NAS: and the two fish, and looking
KJV: and the two fishes, and looking up to
INT: the two fish having looked up to

Matthew 15:36 N-AMP
GRK: καὶ τοὺς ἰχθύας καὶ εὐχαριστήσας
NAS: loaves and the fish; and giving thanks,
KJV: and the fishes, and gave thanks,
INT: and the fish and having given thanks

Matthew 17:27 N-AMS
GRK: ἀναβάντα πρῶτον ἰχθὺν ἆρον καὶ
NAS: the first fish that comes
KJV: take up the fish that first
INT: having come up first fish take and

Mark 6:38 N-AMP
GRK: καὶ δύο ἰχθύας
NAS: Five, and two fish.
KJV: and two fishes.
INT: and two fish

Mark 6:41 N-AMP
GRK: τοὺς δύο ἰχθύας ἀναβλέψας εἰς
NAS: and the two fish, and looking
KJV: and the two fishes, he looked up to
INT: the two fish having looked up to

Mark 6:41 N-AMP
GRK: τοὺς δύο ἰχθύας ἐμέρισεν πᾶσιν
NAS: up the two fish among them all.
KJV: the two fishes divided he
INT: the two fish he divided among all

Mark 6:43 N-GMP
GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν ἰχθύων
NAS: of the broken pieces, and also of the fish.
KJV: and of the fishes.
INT: of the fish

Luke 5:6 N-GMP
GRK: συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ διερρήσσετο
NAS: quantity of fish, and their nets
KJV: a great multitude of fishes: and their
INT: they enclosed a multitude of fishes great was breaking

Luke 5:9 N-GMP
GRK: ἄγρᾳ τῶν ἰχθύων ὧν συνέλαβον
NAS: of the catch of fish which
KJV: the draught of the fishes which
INT: catch of the fish which they had taken

Luke 9:13 N-NMP
GRK: πέντε καὶ ἰχθύες δύο εἰ
NAS: loaves and two fish, unless perhaps
KJV: and two fishes; except we
INT: five and fish two if

Luke 9:16 N-AMP
GRK: τοὺς δύο ἰχθύας ἀναβλέψας εἰς
NAS: and the two fish, and looking
KJV: and the two fishes, and looking up to
INT: the two fish having looked up to

Luke 11:11 N-AMS
GRK: ὁ υἱὸς ἰχθύν καὶ ἀντὶ
NAS: by his son for a fish; he will not give
KJV: or if [he ask] a fish, will he
INT: the son a fish also instead of

Luke 11:11 N-GMS
GRK: καὶ ἀντὶ ἰχθύος ὄφιν αὐτῷ
NAS: instead of a fish, will he?
KJV: will he for a fish give him
INT: also instead of a fish a serpent to him

Luke 24:42 N-GMS
GRK: ἐπέδωκαν αὐτῷ ἰχθύος ὀπτοῦ μέρος
NAS: Him a piece of a broiled fish;
KJV: a piece of a broiled fish, and of
INT: they gave to him of a fish broiled part

John 21:6 N-GMP
GRK: πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων
NAS: of the great number of fish.
KJV: for the multitude of fishes.
INT: multitude of the fish

John 21:8 N-GMP
GRK: δίκτυον τῶν ἰχθύων
NAS: dragging the net [full] of fish.
KJV: dragging the net with fishes.
INT: net with the fish

John 21:11 N-GMP
GRK: γῆν μεστὸν ἰχθύων μεγάλων ἑκατὸν
NAS: of large fish, a hundred
KJV: of great fishes, an hundred
INT: land full of fish large a hundred

1 Corinthians 15:39 N-GMP
GRK: ἄλλη δὲ ἰχθύων
NAS: of birds, and another of fish.
KJV: another of fishes, [and] another
INT: another moreover of fish

Strong's Greek 2486
20 Occurrences

ἰχθύας — 7 Occ.
ἰχθύες — 1 Occ.
ἰχθὺν — 3 Occ.
ἰχθύων — 7 Occ.
ἰχθύος — 2 Occ.