Bible Verse Dictionary
Matthew 12:40 - Son
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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For | G1063 | γάρ |
[Conjunction] properly assigning a reason (used in argument explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
as | G5618 | ὥσπερ |
[Adverb] just as that is exactly like |
Jonas was | G2258 | ἦν |
[Verb] I (thou etc.) was (wast or were) |
three | G5140 | τρεῖς |
[Noun Feminine]
|
days | G2250 | ἡμέρα |
[Noun Feminine] akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame that is gentle; day that is (literally) the time space between dawn and dark or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
three | G5140 | τρεῖς |
[Noun Feminine]
|
nights | G3571 | νύξ |
[Noun Feminine]
|
in | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
|
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
whale's belly | G2836 | κοιλία |
[Noun Feminine] a cavity that is (specifically) the abdomen; by implication the matrix; figuratively the heart |
so | G3779 | οὕτω |
[Adverb] in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) |
shall the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
Son | G5207 | υἱός |
[Noun Masculine] a |
of man | G444 | ἄνθρωπος |
[Noun Masculine] from G3700); manfaced that is a human being |
be | G2071 | ἔσομαι |
[Verb] will be |
three | G5140 | τρεῖς |
[Noun Feminine]
|
days | G2250 | ἡμέρα |
[Noun Feminine] akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame that is gentle; day that is (literally) the time space between dawn and dark or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
three | G5140 | τρεῖς |
[Noun Feminine]
|
nights | G3571 | νύξ |
[Noun Feminine]
|
in | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
|
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
heart | G2588 | καρδία |
[Noun Feminine] the heart that is (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle |
of the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
earth | G1093 | γῆ |
[Noun Feminine] soil; by extension a region or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.