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κλάσμα

A piece (bit)

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κλάσμα G2801
Pronunciation klásma

What does κλάσμα (klásma) mean in the Bible?

κλάσμα (klásma) is a Greek word meaning "a piece (bit)". κλάσμα, -τος, τό (κλάω), [in LXX for פַּת, פֶּלַח ;] a broken piece, fragment: Mat.

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Meaning

a piece (bit)
Extended definition

Broken piece or fragment, emphasizing result of breaking rather than mere smallness or division

(κλάω), [in LXX for פַּת, פֶּלַח ;] a broken piece, fragment: Mat.14:20 15:37, Mrk.6:43 8:8, 19-20, Luk.9:17, Jhn.6:12-13

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 14:20 · Matt 15:37 · Mark 8:8 · Mark 8:19 · Mark 8:20 · Luke 9:17 · John 6:13 7×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Mark 6:43 · John 6:12 2×
9 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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