What does ἄρτος · κόφινος · σπυρίς mean in the Bible?
ἄρτος · κόφινος · σπυρίς is a Greek phrase meaning "bread (as raised) or a loaf".
Greek · G740, G2894, G4711
ἄρτους... κοφίνους... σπυρίδας
Bread (as raised) or a loaf · a (small) basket · a hamper or lunch-receptacle
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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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κόφινος G2894 a (small) basket
Pronunciation kóphinos
Small wicker basket for carrying food, distinct from the larger σφυρίς used for provisions.
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σπυρίς G4711 a hamper or lunch-receptacle
Pronunciation spyrís
Large woven basket for provisions, distinct from κόφινος (smaller, stiffer container for bread).
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What does ἄρτους... κοφίνους... σπυρίδας (artous... kophinous... spyridas) mean in the Bible?
ἄρτος · κόφινος · σπυρίς is a Greek phrase meaning "bread (as raised) or a loaf".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G740, G2894, G4711?
G740, G2894, G4711 is connected to 97 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. bread (as raised) or a loaf
Source Gloss
bread (as raised) or a loaf
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns 8 Aligned forms 97 Case pattern Accusative (68) Number pattern Singular (55)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 4:3 · John 6:33 · John 6:35 · John 6:41 · John 6:48 · John 6:50 · John 6:51 · John 6:58 · 1 Cor 10:17 10×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:3 · Matt 15:33 · Luke 9:13 · John 6:7 4×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 16:11 · Matt 16:12 · Mark 8:4 · Luke 15:17 · John 6:13 · John 6:26 · Heb 9:2 7×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 24:35 · John 6:51 · Acts 2:42 · 1 Cor 10:17 · 1 Cor 11:28 5×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:4 · Luke 4:4 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 6:52 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:11 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 15:2 · Matt 15:26 · Matt 26:26 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 6:8 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 7:27 · Mark 8:14 · Mark 14:22 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 9:3 · Luke 11:3 · Luke 14:1 · Luke 14:15 38×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 12:4 · Matt 14:17 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 15:34 · Matt 15:36 · Matt 16:5 · Matt 16:7 · Matt 16:8 · Matt 16:9 · Matt 16:10 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 6:37 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 6:44 · Mark 7:2 30×
Word Origins
ἄρτους... κοφίνους... σπυρίδας is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain