Lexicon diktuon: a net Original Word: δίκτυον, ου, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: diktuon Phonetic Spelling: (dik'-too-on) Short Definition: a fishing-net Definition: a fishing-net. HELPS word-Studies 1350 díktyon – the generic term for any type of fishing net (as in Mt 4:20,21; Mk 1:18,19; Lk 5:2,4-6; Jn 21:6,8,11). [1350 (díktyon) was also used for hunting nets, especially to catch birds.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom dikein (to cast) Definitiona net NASB Translationnet (4), nets (8), nets nets (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1350: δίκτυονδίκτυον, δικτύου, τό (perhaps from ΔΙΚΑΙΝ to cast, cf. Etym. Magn. col. 275, 21), a net: Matthew 4:20; Mark 1:18; Luke 5:2, 4-6; John 21:6, 8, 11. ( Homer and following.) [SYNONYMS: δίκτυον, ἀμφίβληστρον, σαγήνη: δίκτυον seems to be the general name for nets of all kinds; whereas ἀμφίβληστρον and σαγήνη designate specifically nets for fishing: — the former a casting-net, generally pear-shaped; the latter a seine or drag-net. Cf. Trench, § lxiv.; B. D. under the word .]
Strong's net. Probably from a primary verb diko (to cast); a seine (for fishing) -- net. |
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