And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
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ἁλιεύς
G231 · halieús · hal-ee-yoos' · Greek
Strong’s definition
a sailor (as engaged on the salt water), i.e. (by implication) a fisher
KJV usage
:--fisher(-man).
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Mapped occurrences
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.