ἁλεεῖς [2 verses](adj pl masc nom) "Fishers" is halieus, which is an adjective that means "in the sun" and "in the warmth." Used as a noun, it also means "one who has to do with the sea," "seaman," "sailor," and "fisher." The verb form means "to fish,"and "to net."  It is also the second person verb form of the Greek verb meaning "to have mercy" and "to have pity." -- The Greek term translated as "fisher" here doesn't refer to the Greek word for fish. This word is an adjective that means "in the sun" or "in the warmth." As a noun, the word means "those of the sun" or "sunners." The root of this word is Greek word for "sun." The verb form means "to fish" or "to net," describing bringing the fish out into the sun.