Definition: From G231; to be a fisher, that is, (by implication) to fish: - go a-fishing.
From G231; to be a fisher, that is, (by implication) to fish: - go a-fishing.
Strong’s Concordance
G232 (halieuō) is a Greek word, rendered in the King James Version as go a-fishing. It appears 1 time in the KJV.
Verses tagged with G232 (1 in KJV)
- John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
Meaning & Notes
Halieuo simply means to fish, the trade of several of the first disciples. It surfaces poignantly in John 21:3, when Peter says, 'I go a fishing,' after the crucifixion, only for the risen Christ to meet him at the shore and recommission him. The word recalls Jesus' first call, 'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men' (Matthew 4:19).