What does κατακλάω (katakláō) mean in the Bible?
κατακλάω (katakláō): Breaking into pieces, often of bread for distribution or sharing, emphasizing complete fragmentation.
Greek · G2622
κατακλάω
To break
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κατακλάωG2622
Pronunciationkatakláō
What does κατακλάω (katakláō) mean in the Bible?
κατακλάω (katakláō): Breaking into pieces, often of bread for distribution or sharing, emphasizing complete fragmentation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2622?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include broke (2).
Where does κατακλάω (katakláō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbroke2×Mark 6:41, Luke 9:16
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMark 6:41
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Mark1Luke1
Source forms
κατέκλασεν2xkateklasenMark 6:41, Luke 9:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular2xMark 6:41, Luke 9:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Breaking into pieces, often of bread for distribution or sharing, emphasizing complete fragmentation.
Strong'sG2622
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 9:10-17Source Gloss
to break
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:41Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατέκλασεkateklasen
I break in pieces
Read verseLuke 9:16Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατέκλασε,kateklasen
I break in pieces
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMark 6:41 · Luke 9:162×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Jesus breaking bread into pieces for distribution to the crowd
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Word Origins
κατακλάω is built from these roots: