Ichthus ἰχθύς

Ichthus (Greek ἰχθύς, Strong's G2486) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “fish”. It occurs 20 times in 18 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Ichthus, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 7:10
  Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
• Matthew 14:17
  And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
• Matthew 14:19
  And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.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.
• Matthew 15:36
  And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.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.
• Matthew 17:27
  Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.“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.”

Mark

• Mark 6:38
  He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
• Mark 6:41
  And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.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.
• Mark 6:43
  And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.

Luke

• Luke 5:6
  And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
• Luke 5:9
  For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
• Luke 9:13
  But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.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.”
• Luke 9:16
  Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.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.
• Luke 11:11
  If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
• Luke 24:42
  And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,

John

• John 21:6
  And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.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.
• John 21:8
  And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.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.
• John 21:11
  Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.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.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 15:39
  All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).