What does ἄρτος · οὐ · λαμβάνω mean in the Bible?
ἄρτος · οὐ · λαμβάνω is a Greek phrase meaning "bread (as raised) or a loaf".
Greek · G740, G3756, G2983
ἄρτους οὐκ ἐλάβομεν
Bread (as raised) or a loaf · the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not · while is more violent, to seize or remove))
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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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οὐ G3756 the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
Pronunciation ou
Absolute negation of fact, typically with indicative mood; contrasts with μή which negates possibility or commands
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λαμβάνω G2983 while is more violent, to seize or remove))
Pronunciation lambánō
To take or receive, with metaphorical extension to receiving intangible things like words, testimony, or eternal life.
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What does ἄρτους οὐκ ἐλάβομεν (artous ouk elabomen) mean in the Bible?
ἄρτος · οὐ · λαμβάνω is a Greek phrase meaning "bread (as raised) or a loaf".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G740, G3756, G2983?
G740, G3756, G2983 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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 257 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 183 present 49 future 18 perfect 6 imperfect 1
Voice
active 237 middle 18 passive 2
Mood
indicative 123 participle 79 infinitive 26 subjunctive 16 imperative 12 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:40 λαβεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:8 λαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 8:17 ἔλαβεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:38 λαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 10:41 λήμψεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 10:41 λήμψεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 10:8 ἐλάβετε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:14 ἔλαβον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:20 λαμβάνων present active participle participle Matthew 13:31 λαβὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 13:33 λαβοῦσα aorist active participle participle Matthew 14:19 λαβὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 15:26 λαβεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 15:36 ἔλαβεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:10 ἐλάβετε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:5 λαβεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 16:7 ἐλάβομεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:8 ἐλάβετε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:9 ἐλάβετε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 17:24 λαμβάνοντες present active participle participle Matthew 17:25 λαμβάνουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 17:27 λαβὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 19:29 λήμψεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 20:10 λήμψονται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 20:10 ἔλαβον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:11 λαβόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 20:9 ἔλαβον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:22 λήμψεσθε future middle indicative prospective Matthew 21:34 λαβεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 21:35 λαβόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 21:39 λαβόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 22:15 ἔλαβον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:1 λαβοῦσαι aorist active participle participle Matthew 25:16 λαβὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 25:18 λαβὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 25:20 λαβὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 25:24 εἰληφὼς perfect active participle participle Matthew 25:3 λαβοῦσαι aorist active participle participle Matthew 25:3 ἔλαβον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:4 ἔλαβον aorist active indicative completed
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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)
Word Origins
ἄρτους οὐκ ἐλάβομεν 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