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Lexicon :: Strong's G2785 - kētos

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κῆτος
Transliteration
kētos (Key)
Pronunciation
kay'-tos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of χάσμα (G5490)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
8x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

κῆτος kētos, kay'-tos; probably from the base of G5490; a huge fish (as gaping for prey):—whale.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2785 in the following manner: whale (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2785 in the following manner: whale (1x).
  1. a sea monster, whale, huge fish

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κῆτος kētos, kay'-tos; probably from the base of G5490; a huge fish (as gaping for prey):—whale.
STRONGS G2785:
κῆτος, κητεος (κήτους), τό, a sea-monster, whale, huge fish (Homer, Aristotle, others): Matthew 12:40, from Jonah 2:1 where the Sept., κήτει μεγάλῳ for גָּדול דַּג.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Jonah
2:1
Matthew
12:40

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2785 matches the Greek κῆτος (kētos),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:40 - for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA G2785 MONSTER G2785, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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