- ἰχθύς
- ἰχθύς (Herodian 2, 936 prefers ἰχθῦς; s. Schwyzer I 350; DELG and Frisk s.v. ἰχθῦς; B-D-F §13; Mlt-H. 141f), ύος, ὁ (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; En 7:5; 101:7; PsSol 5:9; TestSol; also PVindob 18:38 superscr.; Test12Patr; JosAs 10:14; Philo, Joseph., Just., Ath.) acc. pl. ἰχθύας (Epict. 4, 1, 30; Arrian, Anab. 5, 4, 3; PFay 113, 13 [100 A.D.].—The acc. form ἰχθῦς [Athen. 7 p. 327b] is not found in our lit.) fish, as food Mt 7:10; 14:17, 19; 15:36; 17:27 (s. RMeyer, OLZ 40, ’37, 665–70; JDerrett, Law in the NT, ’70, 258–60); Mk 6:38, 41, 43; Lk 5:6, 9; 9:13, 16; 11:11; 24:42; J 21:6, 8, 11 (Jos., Bell. 3, 508 the γένη ἰχθύων in the Lake of Gennesaret.—TestZeb 6:6 extraordinary catches of fish caused by divine intervention). The flesh of fishes 1 Cor 15:39. ἰχθύες τ. θαλάσσης B 6:12 (Gen 1:26, 28); cp. vs. 18; 10:10. οἱ ἰ. αὐτῶν (τῶν ὑδάτων) GJs 3:3. Fish that by nature have no scales may not be eaten by Jews B 10:1 (s. Lev 11:9–12; Dt 14:9f).—RAC VII 959–1097 (lit.); D’Arcy Thompson, A Glossary of Greek Fishes ’47. B. 184. M-M.
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