Strong's Lexicon
G2806 — κλάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2806 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κλάω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a primary verb |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 14 |
| Transliteration: | klao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | klah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to break (specially, of bread) |
| KJV Renderings: | break |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κλάω; 1 aorist ἔκλασα; passive (present participle κλώμενος, 1Co 11:24 R G (see below)); 1 aorist ἐκλασθην (Rom 11:20 L Tr); (from Homer down); to break: used in the N. T. of the breaking of bread (see ἄρτος, 1), Mat 14:19; Mat 15:36; Mat 26:26; Mar 8:6; Mar 14:22; Luk 22:19; (); Act 2:46; Act 20:7; Act 20:11; Act 27:35; 1Co 10:16; 1Co 11:24; with εἰς τινας added, a pregnant construction, equivalent to ’to break and distribute among’ etc. (see εἰς, C. 1), Mar 8:19; metaphorically, τό σῶμα, shattered, as it were, by a violent death, 1Co 11:21 R G. (Compare: ἐκκλάω, κατακλάω.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κλάω (break)
Matthew 14:19
- KJV: And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass and took the five loaves and the two fishes and looking up to heaven he blessed and brake and gave the loaves to disciples and the disciples to the multitude
- GK: και κελεύσας τους όχλους ανακλιθήναι επί τους χόρτους και λαβών τους πέντε άρτους και τους δύο ιχθύας αναβλέψας εις τον ουρανόν ευλόγησε και κλάσας έδωκε τοις μαθηταίς τους άρτους ο δε μαθηταί τοις όχλοις
Matthew 15:36
- KJV: And he took the seven loaves and the fishes and gave thanks and brake and gave to his disciples and the disciples to the multitude
- GK: και λαβών τους επτά άρτους και τους ιχθύας ευχαριστήσας έκλασε και έδωκε τοις μαθηταίς αυτού οι δε μαθηταί τω όχλω
Matthew 26:26
- KJV: And as they were eating Jesus took bread and blessed and brake and gave to the disciples and said Take eat this is my body
- GK: εσθιόντων δε αυτών λαβών ο Ιησούς τον άρτον και ευλογήσας έκλασε και εδίδου τοις μαθηταίς και είπε λάβετε φάγετε τούτό εστι το σώμά μου
Mark 8:6
- KJV: And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground and he took the seven loaves and gave thanks and brake and gave to his disciples to set before and they did set before the people
- GK: και παρήγγειλεν τω όχλω αναπεσείν επί της γης και λαβών τους επτά άρτους ευχαριστήσας έκλασε και εδίδου τοις μαθηταίς αυτού ίνα παραθώσι και παρέθηκαν τω όχλω
Mark 8:19
- KJV: When I brake the five loaves among five thousand how many baskets full of fragments took ye up They say unto him Twelve
- GK: ότε τους πέντε άρτους έκλασα εις τους πεντακισχιλίους πόσους κοφίνους πλήρεις κλασμάτων ήρατε λέγουσιν αυτώ δώδεκα
Mark 14:22
- KJV: And as they did eat Jesus took bread and blessed and brake and gave to them and said Take eat this is my body
- GK: και εσθιόντων αυτών λαβών ο Ιησούς άρτον ευλογήσας έκλασε και έδωκεν αυτοίς και είπε λάβετε φάγετε τούτό εστι το σώμά μου
Luke 22:19
- KJV: And he took bread and gave thanks and brake and gave unto them saying This is my body which is given for you this do in remembrance of me
- GK: και λαβών άρτον ευχαριστήσας έκλασε και έδωκεν αυτοίς λέγων τούτό εστι το σώμά μου το υπέρ υμών διδόμενον τούτο ποιείτε εις την εμήν ανάμνησιν
Luke 24:30
- KJV: And it came to pass as he sat at meat with them he took bread and blessed and brake and gave to them
- GK: και εγένετο εν τω κατακλιθήναι αυτόν μετ΄ αυτών λαβών τον άρτον ευλόγησε και κλάσας επεδίδου αυτοίς
Acts 2:46
- KJV: And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart
- GK: καθ΄ ημέραν τε προσκαρτερούντες ομοθυμαδόν εν τω ιερώ κλώντές τε κατ΄ οίκον άρτον μετελάμβανον τροφής εν αγαλλιάσει και αφελότητι καρδίας