Used by Luke only, and always with reference to Jesus . He never uses Rabbi , as John especially. A general term for a net, whether for fish or fowl . See on Matt. Some, as Rev., read ta diktua, the nets.
Some texts read dierhsseto, from the later form of the verb.
The difference is unimportant. Trench suggests were at the point to break . The word occurs also at chapter viii. See on those passages. All the words occure in medical writings.