GreekG2785Noun (Neuter)
κῆτος
kētos
“sea monster”
1Occurrences
G2785Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a huge fish (as gaping for prey)
probably from the base of G5490 (χάσμα);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a huge fish, sea-monster: (LXX).
LXX: (דָּג) (תַּנִּין), etc.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Neuter)
Morphology Code
G:N-N
Full Description
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
κῆτος appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Matthew
1
Key Passages
Matthew 12:40BSB
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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