Matthew

Matthew 12:40

⁴⁰For 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.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
as	ὥσπερ	hōsper	Adverb	G5618 just as, as
Jonah	Ἰωνᾶς	Iōnas	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2495 Jonah
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
three	τρεῖς	treis	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5140 three
days	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
three	τρεῖς	treis	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5140 three
nights	νύκτας	nyktas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3571 the night, night-time
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
belly	κοιλίᾳ	koilia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2836 belly, womb, the inner man
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
great fish	κήτους	kētous	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2785 a sea monster, huge fish
so	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Son	Υἱὸς	Huios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of Man	ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
will be	ἔσται	estai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
three	τρεῖς	treis	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5140 three
days	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
three	τρεῖς	treis	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5140 three
nights	νύκτας	nyktas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3571 the night, night-time
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
heart	καρδίᾳ	kardia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
earth	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jonah 1:17 · Matthew 27:63–64 · John 2:19 · Matthew 17:23 · Matthew 16:21 · Matthew 27:40 · Jonah 2:2–6 · Psalm 63:9 · Matthew 8:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.