What does πέντε · ἄρτος · δύο · ἰχθύς mean in the Bible?
πέντε · ἄρτος · δύο · ἰχθύς is a Greek phrase meaning "five loaves and two fish".
Greek · G4002, G740, G1417, G2486
πέντε ἄρτοι καὶ ἰχθύες δύο
"Five" · bread (as raised) or a loaf · "two" · a fish
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πέντεG4002"five"
Pronunciationpénte
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 →δύοG1417"two"
Pronunciationdýo
Commonly used in distributive sense (two by two, two apiece) emphasizing paired division or grouping.
Open lexicon entry →ἰχθύςG2486a fish
Pronunciationichthýs
A fish; used symbolically in early Christianity as an acrostic for "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior.
Open lexicon entry →What does πέντε ἄρτοι καὶ ἰχθύες δύο (pente artoi kai ichthyes duo) mean in the Bible?
πέντε · ἄρτος · δύο · ἰχθύς is a Greek phrase meaning "five loaves and two fish".
Full entry for πέντε ἄρτοι καὶ ἰχθύες δύο (G4002, G740, G1417, G2486) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4002, G740, G1417, G2486?
G4002, G740, G1417, G2486 is connected to 38 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. five loaves and two fish
Source Gloss
five loaves and two fish
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 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 patterns9Aligned forms38Case patternAccusative (27)Number patternPlural (38)
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMatt 25:2 · Acts 4:43×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 9:13 · Luke 12:52 · Rev 17:103×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterLuke 12:61×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineLuke 19:19 · Acts 20:62×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineJohn 6:131×
Dative · Plural · FeminineActs 7:141×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 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 9:1015×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 25:15 · Matt 25:16 · Matt 25:20 · Luke 14:198×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineLuke 19:18 · John 5:2 · Acts 19:19 · Acts 24:14×