What does κρίθινος · ἄρτος mean in the Bible?
κρίθινος · ἄρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "barley loaves".
Greek · G2916, G740
κριθίνους ἄρτους
Consisting of barley · bread (as raised) or a loaf
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κρίθινοςG2916consisting of barley
Pronunciationkríthinos
Describes barley, the coarse grain of ordinary people rather than wheat's refined luxury.
Open lexicon entry →ἄρτοςG740bread (as raised) or a loaf
Pronunciationártos
Staple food source representing sustenance, or metaphorically Christ as life-giving spiritual nourishment in John 6.
Open lexicon entry →What does κριθίνους ἄρτους (krithinous artous) mean in the Bible?
κρίθινος · ἄρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "barley loaves".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2916, G740?
G2916, G740 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. barley loaves
Source Gloss
barley loaves
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternPlural (2)
Genitive · Plural · MasculineJohn 6:131×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineJohn 6:91×
Word Origins
κριθίνους ἄρτους is built from this root:
κριθήG2915