Bill Mounce

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κῆτος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κῆτος, ους, τό
Greek transliteration: 
kētos
Simplified transliteration: 
ketos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2785
GK Number: 
3063
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3d(2b)
Gloss: 
huge fish
Definition: 
a large fish, sea monster, whale, Mt. 12:40*

Greek-English Concordance for κῆτος

Matthew 12:40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish (kētous | κήτους | gen sg neut) for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.