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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_122083" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A carnivorous animal of the [[Weasel]] family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat." </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) One who fishes. </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31531" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31531" /> == | ||
Luke 5: | Luke 5:2 Matthew 4:19 Mark 1:17 | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60358" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60358" /> == | ||
<p> FISH'ER, n </p> 1. One who is employed in catching fish. 2. A species of weasel. | <p> FISH'ER, n </p> 1. One who is employed in catching fish. 2. A species of weasel. | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40119" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_40119" /> == | ||
<p> (דִּוָּג, | <p> ( '''''דִּוָּג''''' , ''Davvag','' Jeremiah 16:16 [marg.]; Ezekiel 47:10; or '''''דִּיָּג''''' , ''Dayyag','' Isaiah 19:8; Jeremiah 16:16 [text]; Gr. '''''Ἁλιεύς''''' , ''Seaman'' or sailor, hence fisherman, as rendered Luke 5:2), a term used, besides its literal import [(See [[Fishing]]), above], in the phrase "fishers of men" ( Matthew 19:1; Mark i, 17), as applied by our [[Saviour]] to the apostles (q.v.) in calling them to their office; and in a like typical manner, but in an unfavorable sense, the word occurs Jeremiah 16:16. The application of the figure is obvious (see Wemyss, ''Symbolical Dict.'' s.v.). On the "fisher's coat" ( '''''Ἐπενδύτης''''' , John 21:7), (See [[Coat]]). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_122083"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/fisher Fisher from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_31531"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/fisher Fisher from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_31531"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/fisher Fisher from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_60358"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/fisher Fisher from King James Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_60358"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/fisher Fisher from King James Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_40119"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/fisher Fisher from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_40119"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/fisher Fisher from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:27, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat."
(2): ( n.) One who fishes.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
Luke 5:2 Matthew 4:19 Mark 1:17
King James Dictionary [3]
FISH'ER, n
1. One who is employed in catching fish. 2. A species of weasel.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
( דִּוָּג , Davvag', Jeremiah 16:16 [marg.]; Ezekiel 47:10; or דִּיָּג , Dayyag', Isaiah 19:8; Jeremiah 16:16 [text]; Gr. Ἁλιεύς , Seaman or sailor, hence fisherman, as rendered Luke 5:2), a term used, besides its literal import [(See Fishing), above], in the phrase "fishers of men" ( Matthew 19:1; Mark i, 17), as applied by our Saviour to the apostles (q.v.) in calling them to their office; and in a like typical manner, but in an unfavorable sense, the word occurs Jeremiah 16:16. The application of the figure is obvious (see Wemyss, Symbolical Dict. s.v.). On the "fisher's coat" ( Ἐπενδύτης , John 21:7), (See Coat).
