Greek · G4002, G740, G1417, G2486 · unreviewed

πέντε ἄρτοι καὶ ἰχθύες δύο

"Five" · bread (as raised) or a loaf · "two" · a fish

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πέντε G4002 "five"

Pronunciation pénte

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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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δύο G1417 "two"

Pronunciation dýo

Commonly used in distributive sense (two by two, two apiece) emphasizing paired division or grouping.

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ἰχθύς G2486 a fish

Pronunciation ichthýs

A fish; used symbolically in early Christianity as an acrostic for "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior.

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What does πέντε ἄρτοι καὶ ἰχθύες δύο (pente artoi kai ichthyes duo) mean in the Bible?

πέντε · ἄρτος · δύο · ἰχθύς is a Greek word meaning "five loaves and two fish".

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Meaning

five loaves and two fish

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 25:2 · Acts 4:4 3×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 9:13 · Luke 12:52 · Rev 17:10 3×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 12:6 1×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Luke 19:19 · Acts 20:6 2×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 6:13 1×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 7:14 1×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 14:17 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 16:9 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 8:19 · Luke 1:24 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 16:28 · John 4:18 · John 6:9 · John 6:19 · 1 Cor 14:19 · Rev 9:5 · Rev 9:10 15×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 25:15 · Matt 25:16 · Matt 25:20 · Luke 14:19 8×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 19:18 · John 5:2 · Acts 19:19 · Acts 24:1 4×

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.

Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom

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

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