Greek Interlinear

Matthew 12:40 Interlinear

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ὥσπερG5618asjust as, i.e., exactly like
2γὰρG1063Forproperly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
3ἦνG2258wasi (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
4ἸωνᾶςG2495Jonasjonas (i.e., jonah), the name of two israelites
5ἐνG1722in"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
6τῇG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
7κοιλίᾳG2836bellya cavity, i.e., (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
8τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
9κήτουςG2785the whale'sa huge fish (as gaping for prey)
10τρεῖςG5140three"three"
11ἡμέραςG2250daysday, i.e., (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
12καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
13τρεῖςG5140three"three"
14νύκταςG3571nights"night" (literally or figuratively)
15οὕτωςG3779soin this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
16ἔσταιG2071bewill be
17G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
18υἱὸςG5207shall the Sona "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
19τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
20ἀνθρώπουG444of manman-faced, i.e., a human being
21ἐνG1722in"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
22τῇG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
23καρδίᾳG2588the heartthe heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
24τῆςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
25γῆςG1093of the earthsoil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
26τρεῖςG5140three"three"
27ἡμέραςG2250daysday, i.e., (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
28καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
29τρεῖςG5140three"three"
30νύκταςG3571nights"night" (literally or figuratively)

Verse Context

Matthew 12:39 But he answered and said to it generation...
Matthew 12:40 (current)as For was Jonas in belly the whale's three days and three nights so be shall the Son of man in the heart of the earth three days and three nights
Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment...

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