Matthew 12:40 — King James Version← Study notes
“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
Matthew 12:40 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 12:4030 words
ὥσπερhōsper(even, like) as
γὰρgarfor
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
ἸωνᾶςIōnasJonas
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
κοιλίᾳkoiliabelly, womb
τοῦtouthe
κήτουςkētouswhale
τρεῖςtreisthree
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
καὶkaiand / also
τρεῖςtreisthree
νύκταςnyktas(mid-)night
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
υἱὸςhyiosson
τοῦtouthe
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
καρδίᾳkardiaheart
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
τρεῖςtreisthree
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
καὶkaiand / also
τρεῖςtreisthree
νύκταςnyktas(mid-)night
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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