Definition
κῆτος, -εος (-ους), τό
[in LXX: Jonah 2:1; Jonah 2:10 (דָּג) Genesis 1:21 (תַּנִּין), etc. ;]
a huge fish, sea-monster: Matthew 12:40 (LXX).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κῆτος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Matthew 12:40κήτους · great fishFor 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.