Kētos — G2785

Definition

neuter noun

a huge fish (as gaping for prey)

Usually translated as

whale

Origin

probably from the base of G5490

• chásma (G5490)

Occurrences

Kētos occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1)

• Matthew 12:40 — For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s (κήτους) belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.