What does κλάσις · ἄρτος mean in the Bible?
κλάσις · ἄρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "fracture (the act)".
Greek · G2800, G740
κλάσις
Fracture (the act) · bread (as raised) or a loaf
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κλάσις G2800 fracture (the act)
Pronunciation klásis
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ἄρτος G740 bread (as raised) or a loaf
Pronunciation ártos
Staple food source representing sustenance, or metaphorically Christ as life-giving spiritual nourishment in John 6.
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What does κλάσις (klásis) mean in the Bible?
κλάσις · ἄρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "fracture (the act)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2800, G740?
G2800, G740 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
MessiahPriesthood
Greek phrase. fracture (the act)
Strong's G2800, G740
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Word forms 1 form 2 references Study link Acts 2:42-47 Source Gloss
fracture (the act)
Extended definition
:--breaking.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Dative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 24:35 · Acts 2:42 2×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
The act of breaking bread, referring to shared meals and likely the Lord’s Supper.
Word Origins
κλάσις is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Shared meals and remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice reinforce unity and gospel-centered identity. Acts 2:42-47
Canonical Themes
Messiah Priesthood
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain