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Koine Greek wordlink #7780

SR GNT Mat 12:40 κήτους (kaʸtous) ‘the belly of the huge_fish three days and’ Strongs=27850 Lemma=kētos^*
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=neuter number=singular
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Blind_and_Dumb_Demoniac_and_Following_Discourse

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Only use of identical word form κήτους (N-GNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κήτους’ (N-GNS) is always and only glossed as ‘huge_fish’.

Mat 12:40 ‘the belly of the huge_fish three days and’ SR GNT Mat 12:40 word 10

OET-LV: 40 For/Because as Yōnas was in the belly of _the huge _fish three days and three nights, thus the son of_ the _man will _be three days and three nights in the heart of _the earth. (MAT_12:40)

OET-RV: 40 Just like Yonah was in the belly of the huge fish for three days and three nights, in the same way, humanity’s child will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (MAT 12:40)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘kētos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun GNS=genitive,neuter,singular