King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2785
Transliteration: kētos
Phonetic Spelling: (kay'-tos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a huge fish
Meaning: a huge fish
κῆτος, κητεος (κήτους), τό, a sea-monster, whale, huge fish (Homer, Aristotle, others): Matthew 12:40, from Jonah 2:1 where the Sept., κήτει μεγάλῳ for גָּדול דַּג.
Word Summary
kētos: a huge fish
Original Word: κῆτοςTransliteration: kētos
Phonetic Spelling: (kay'-tos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a huge fish
Meaning: a huge fish
Strong's Concordance
whale, sea monsterProbably from the base of chasma; a huge fish (as gaping for prey) -- whale.
see GREEK chasma
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2785: κῆτοςκῆτος, κητεος (κήτους), τό, a sea-monster, whale, huge fish (Homer, Aristotle, others): Matthew 12:40, from Jonah 2:1 where the Sept., κήτει μεγάλῳ for גָּדול דַּג.