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Lexicon :: Strong's G2486 - ichthys

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ἰχθύς
Transliteration
ichthys (Key)
Pronunciation
ikh-thoos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

ἰχθύς ichthýs, ikh-thoos'; of uncertain affinity; a fish:—fish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's G2486 in the following manner: fish (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's G2486 in the following manner: fish (20x).

  1. a fish

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰχθύς ichthýs, ikh-thoos'; of uncertain affinity; a fish:—fish.
STRONGS G2486:
ἰχθύς, -ύος, ὁ, [from Homer down], a fish: Matthew 7:10; Mark 6:38; Luke 5:6; John 21:11, etc.; 1 Corinthians 15:39.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:10
Mark
6:38
Luke
5:6
John
21:11
1 Corinthians
15:39

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Strong's Number G2486 matches the Greek ἰχθύς (ichthys),
which occurs 24 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:26 - Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[fn] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:2 - The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18 - The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:21 - The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:5 - We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:18 - or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:33 - He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:16 - People from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them in Jerusalem on the Sabbath to the people of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:8 - or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:8 - the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:29 - He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:2 - When I came, why was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Was my arm too short to deliver you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you? By a mere rebuke I dry up the sea, I turn rivers into a desert; their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales. I will pull you out from among your streams, with all the fish sticking to your scales.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:5 - I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and not be gathered or picked up. I will give you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20 - The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:9 - Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:10 - Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:3 - Because of this the land dries up, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:14 - You have made people like the fish in the sea, like the sea creatures that have no ruler.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:3 - “I will sweep away both man and beast; I will sweep away the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea— and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”[fn] “When I destroy all mankind on the face of the earth,”

declares the LORD,

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