Forγὰρjust asὥσπερJonahἸωνᾶςwasἦνinἐνthe bellyτῇ κοιλίᾳof the sea monsterτοῦ κήτουςthreeτρεῖςdaysἡμέραςandκαὶthreeτρεῖςnights,νύκταςsoοὕτωςwillἔσταιthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουbeἔσταιinἐνthe heartτῇ καρδίᾳof the earthτῆς γῆςthreeτρεῖςdaysἡμέραςandκαὶthreeτρεῖςnights.νύκτας
Explicit type · Jonah 1:17
Go to Jonah 1:17Jesus compares his time in the heart of the earth with Jonah’s three days and three nights in the belly of the fish (Jonah 1:17).
The biblical author himself makes the connection, in these words:
ὥσπερ γὰρ ἦν Ἰωνᾶς ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ τοῦ κήτους τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας “just as Jonah was in the belly of the sea monster three days and three nights” (Matthew 12:40)
- ἸωνᾶςIōnasG2495יוֹנָהyonaH3124“Jonah”
- κοιλίᾳkoiliaiG2836מְעֵיmeeH4578“belly”
- κήτουςkētousG2785דָּגdagH1709“sea monster”