Greek · G4128, G2486 · unreviewed

τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων

Multitude · a fish

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πλῆθος G4128 multitude
Pronunciation plēthos
A collective body or crowd, often implying the common people as distinct from leaders or authorities.
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ἰχθύς G2486 a fish
Pronunciation ichthýs
A fish; used symbolically in early Christianity as an acrostic for "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior.
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What does τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων (tou plēthous tōn ichthyōn) mean in the Bible?

πλῆθος · ἰχθύς is a Greek word meaning "multitude of fish".

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Meaning

multitude of fish
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 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 21:36 18×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Acts 5:14
Genitive · Singular · Neuter John 21:6 · Acts 4:32 · Acts 6:5 · Acts 19:9
Dative · Singular · Neuter Heb 11:12
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 5:6 · Acts 6:2 · Acts 14:1 · Acts 15:30 · Acts 28:3 · Jas 5:20 · 1 Pet 4:8
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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