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Greek · G2806, G740

κλάσαι ἄρτον

To break (specially, of bread) · bread (as raised) or a loaf

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κλάωG2806to break (specially, of bread)
Pronunciationkláō
Breaking bread, especially in liturgical/communal meals, signifies shared fellowship and covenant participation.
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ἄρτοςG740bread (as raised) or a loaf
Pronunciationártos
Staple food source representing sustenance, or metaphorically Christ as life-giving spiritual nourishment in John 6.
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What does κλάσαι ἄρτον (klasai arton) mean in the Bible?

κλάω · ἄρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "Break bread".

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What does κλάω · ἄρτος mean in the Bible?

κλάω · ἄρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "Break bread".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2806, G740?

G2806, G740 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. Break bread

Strong'sG2806, G740
Lexical occurrences14 versesWord forms3 forms14 references

Source Gloss

Break bread
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 groups3Aligned forms14TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
Tenses
AoristPresent
Voices
Active
Indicativestates a fact or reality8×
Aorist ActiveMatt 15:36 · Matt 26:26 · Mark 8:6 · Mark 14:22 · Luke 22:19 · 1 Cor 11:24 · Mark 8:197×
Present Active1 Cor 10:161×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality5×
Aorist ActiveMatt 14:19 · Luke 24:30 · Acts 20:11 · Acts 27:354×
Present ActiveActs 2:461×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveActs 20:71×
14 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed7ongoing1infinitive1participle5
Tense
aorist12present2
Voice
active14
Mood
indicative8participle5infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 14:19κλάσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 15:36ἔκλασενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:26ἔκλασενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 8:19ἔκλασαaorist active indicativecompletedMark 8:6ἔκλασενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 14:22ἔκλασενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 22:19ἔκλασενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 24:30κλάσαςaorist active participleparticipleActs 2:46κλῶντέςpresent active participleparticipleActs 20:11κλάσαςaorist active participleparticipleActs 20:7κλάσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 27:35κλάσαςaorist active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 10:16κλῶμενpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 11:24ἔκλασενaorist active indicativecompleted

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)

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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