King James Version

Matthew 12:40

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.

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ὥσπερhōsperasὥσπερconjunction — “as”G5618just as, as, even as.asγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasἸωνᾶςiōnasJonahἸωνᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jonah”, the subject formG2495(Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κοιλίᾳkoiliabellyκοιλίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “belly”, the to- or for-formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.This verse uses “belly”.bellyτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κήτουςkētoussea monsterκῆτος (kētos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “sea monster”, the of-formG2785a sea monster, huge sea fish, whale.τρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “three”, the object formG5140three.threeἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “three”, the object formG5140three.threeνύκταςnuktasnightsνύξ (nux)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “nights”, the object formG3571the night, night-time.nightsοὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.ἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.the heartτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earthτρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “three”, the object formG5140three.ἡμέραςhēmerasdayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “day”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “three”, the object formG5140three.νύκταςnuktasnightνύξ (nux)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “night”, the object formG3571the night, night-time.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for, as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

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American Standard Version (1901)

for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

for, as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

World English Bible

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth .

Darby Translation

For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Douay-Rheims

For as Jonas was in the whale’s belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Fulfills

Jonah 1:17 Jonah 1:17 · King James VersionNow the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.Jonah 1:17 · King James VersionOpen the Source
three days and three nights · NT explicit
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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