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Original Word:κλάω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:klaó
Pronunciation:klah'-o
Phonetic Spelling:(klah'-o)
Definition:To break
Meaning:I break (in pieces), break bread.

Word Origin:A primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of breaking bread is "פָּרַס" (paras), which also means to break or divide, particularly in the context of food.

Usage:The Greek verb "κλάω" (klaó) primarily means "to break" and is often used in the context of breaking bread. This action is symbolic and significant in the New Testament, particularly in the context of the Last Supper and the early Christian practice of communion. The act of breaking bread is associated with fellowship, sharing, and remembrance of Christ's sacrifice.

Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman cultures, sharing a meal was a significant social and religious act. Bread was a staple food, and breaking bread together was a common practice that signified unity and community. In Jewish tradition, the breaking of bread was part of the Passover meal, which Jesus reinterpreted at the Last Supper, establishing a new covenant with His disciples.

Word Origin
a prim. verb
Definition
to break
NASB Translation
break (2), breaking (3), broke (8), broken (1).

STRONGS NT 2806: κλάω

κλάω; 1 aoristἔκλασα; passive (present participleκλώμενος,1 Corinthians 11:24RG (see below)); 1 aoristἐκλασθην (Romans 11:20LTr); (fromHomer down);to break: used in the N. T. of the breaking of bread (seeἄρτος, 1),Matthew 14:19;Matthew 15:36;Matthew 26:26;Mark 8:6;Mark 14:22;Luke 22:19; ();Acts 2:46;Acts 20:7, 11;Acts 27:35;1 Corinthians 10:16;1 Corinthians 11:24; withεἰςτινας added, a pregnant construction, equivalent to 'to break and distribute among' etc. (seeεἰς, C. 1),Mark 8:19; metaphorically,τόσῶμα, shattered, as it were, by a violent death,1 Corinthians 11:21RG. (Compare:ἐκκλάω,κατακλάω.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

break.

A primary verb; to break (specially, of bread) -- break.

Forms and Transliterations

εκλασα έκλασα ἔκλασα έκλασε εκλασεν έκλασεν ἔκλασεν κλασαι κλάσαι κλασας κλάσας κλασθή κλείθρα κλείθρου κλωμεν κλώμεν κλῶμεν κλώμενον κλωντες κλώντές κλῶντές eklasa éklasa eklasen éklasen klasai klásai klasas klásas klomen klômen klōmen klō̂men klontes klôntés klōntes klō̂ntés

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Matthew 14:19V-APA-NMS
GRK:εὐλόγησεν καὶκλάσας ἔδωκεν τοῖς
NAS: He blessed[the food], and breaking the loaves
KJV: andbrake, and gave
INT: he blessed andhaving broken he gave to the

Matthew 15:36V-AIA-3S
GRK:καὶ εὐχαριστήσαςἔκλασεν καὶ ἐδίδου
NAS: and giving thanks,He broke them and started giving
KJV: and gave thanks,and brake [them], and
INT: and having given thankshe broke and gave

Matthew 26:26V-AIA-3S
GRK:καὶ εὐλογήσαςἔκλασεν καὶ δοὺς
NAS: and after a blessing,He broke [it] and gave
KJV: blessed[it], and brake [it], and
INT: and having blessedbroke and having given

Mark 8:6V-AIA-3S
GRK:ἄρτους εὐχαριστήσαςἔκλασεν καὶ ἐδίδου
NAS: He gave thanksand broke them, and started giving
KJV: and gave thanks,and brake, and
INT: loaves having given thankshe broke and gave

Mark 8:19V-AIA-1S
GRK:πέντε ἄρτουςἔκλασα εἰς τοὺς
NAS: whenI broke the five loaves
KJV: WhenI brake the five loaves
INT: five loavesI broke for the

Mark 14:22V-AIA-3S
GRK:ἄρτον εὐλογήσαςἔκλασεν καὶ ἔδωκεν
NAS: and after a blessingHe broke [it], and gave
KJV: and blessed,and brake [it], and
INT: bread having blessedhe broke and gave

Luke 22:19V-AIA-3S
GRK:ἄρτον εὐχαριστήσαςἔκλασεν καὶ ἔδωκεν
NAS: [and] given thanks,He broke it and gave
KJV: and gave thanks,and brake [it], and
INT: bread having given thankshe broke and gave

Luke 24:30V-APA-NMS
GRK:εὐλόγησεν καὶκλάσας ἐπεδίδου αὐτοῖς
NAS: and blessed[it], and breaking [it], He [began] giving
KJV: [it], andbrake, and gave
INT: he blessed andhaving broken he gave [it] to them

Acts 2:46V-PPA-NMP
GRK:τῷ ἱερῷκλῶντές τε κατ'
NAS: in the temple,and breaking bread
KJV: the temple, andbreaking bread from
INT: the templebreaking moreover in

Acts 20:7V-ANA
GRK:συνηγμένων ἡμῶνκλάσαι ἄρτον ὁ
NAS: when we were gathered togetherto break bread,
KJV: came togetherto break bread,
INT: having come together weto break bread

Acts 20:11V-APA-NMS
GRK:δὲ καὶκλάσας τὸν ἄρτον
NAS: When he had gone[back] up and had broken the bread
KJV: andhad broken bread,
INT: moreover andhaving broken the bread

Acts 27:35V-APA-NMS
GRK:πάντων καὶκλάσας ἤρξατο ἐσθίειν
NAS: of all,and he broke it and began
KJV: andwhen he had broken [it], he began
INT: all andhaving broken [it] began to eat

1 Corinthians 10:16V-PIA-1P
GRK:ἄρτον ὃνκλῶμεν οὐχὶ κοινωνία
NAS: whichwe break a sharing
KJV: The bread whichwe break, is it not
INT: bread whichwe break not fellowship

1 Corinthians 11:24V-AIA-3S
GRK:καὶ εὐχαριστήσαςἔκλασεν καὶ εἶπεν
NAS: and when He had given thanks,He broke it and said,
KJV: when he had given thanks,he brake [it], and
INT: and having given thankshe broke [it] and said

Strong's Greek 2806
14 Occurrences

ἔκλασα — 1 Occ.
ἔκλασεν — 6 Occ.
κλάσαι — 1 Occ.
κλάσας — 4 Occ.
κλῶμεν — 1 Occ.
κλῶντές — 1 Occ.