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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #44 - ἄγκιστρον

Transliteration

ánkistron

Phonetics

ang'-kis-tron

Origin

from the same as (G43)

Parts of Speech

neuter noun

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a fishing hook, a small hook

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2397 ‑ חָחִי (khawkh, khakh‑ee'); 2442 ‑ חָכָה (khaw‑kaw'); 2764 ‑ חֶרֶם (khay'‑rem, kheh'‑rem);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Matthew 1

BSB (1)

Matthew 1

CSB (1)

Matthew 1

ESV (1)

Matthew 1

KJV (1)

Matthew 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (1)

Matthew 1

N95 (1)

Matthew 1

NAS (1)

Matthew 1

NLT (1)

Matthew 2

WEB (1)

Matthew 1

YLT (1)

Matthew 1

ASV (1)

a hook 1

BSB (1)

a hook 1

CSB (1)

fishhook 1

ESV (1)

hook 1

KJV (1)

hook 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (1)

hook 1

N95 (1)

hook 1

NAS (1)

hook 1

NLT (1)

line 1

WEB (1)

a hook 1

YLT (1)

a hook 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-ASN 1

ANT

N-ASN 1

BEZ

N-ASN 1

BGB

N-ASN 1

BMT

N-ASN 1

BYZ

N-ASN 1

ELZ

N-ASN 1

NA26

N-ASN 1

SBL

N-ASN 1

SCV

N-ASN 1

STV

N-ASN 1

TIS

N-ASN 1

TRG

N-ASN 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἄγκιστρον, τό, (ἄγκος)

fish-hook, Od. 4.369, Hdt. 2.70, etc.; hook of a spindle, Pl. R. 616c; surgical instrument, Philum. Ven. 2.6, Cael. Aur. TP 5.1; generally, hook, D.C. 60.35.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἄγκιστρον, , τό (from an unused ἀγκίζω to angle (see the preceding word)), a fish-hook: Matthew 17:27.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἄγκιστρον , ου , τό

(<ἀγκος , a bend),

[in LXX for H2442, etc.;]

a fishhook: Matthew 17:27.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

αγκιστρον άγκιστρον άγκιστρόν ἄγκιστρον αγκίστρω αγκύλαι αγκύλας αγκυλών αγκύλων ankistron ánkistron