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Lexicon :: Strong's G2806 - klaō

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κλάω
Transliteration
klaō (Key)
Pronunciation
klah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:726,437

Strong’s Definitions

κλάω kláō, klah'-o; a primary verb; to break (specially, of bread):—break.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G2806 in the following manner: break (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G2806 in the following manner: break (15x).

  1. to break

    1. used in the NT of the breaking of bread or communion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κλάω kláō, klah'-o; a primary verb; to break (specially, of bread):—break.
STRONGS G2806:
κλάω; 1 aorist ἔκλασα; passive (present participle κλώμενος, 1 Corinthians 11:24 R G (see below)); 1 aorist ἐκλασθην (Romans 11:20 L Tr); (from Homer down); to break: used in the N. T. of the breaking of bread (see ἄρτος, 1), Matthew 14:19; Matthew 15:36; Matthew 26:26; Mark 8:6; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19; (Luke 24:30); Acts 2:46; Acts 20:7, 11; Acts 27:35; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 1 Corinthians 11:24; with εἰς τινας added, a pregnant construction, equivalent to 'to break and distribute among' etc. (see εἰς, C. 1), Mark 8:19; metaphorically, τό σῶμα, shattered, as it were, by a violent death, 1 Corinthians 11:21 R G. (Compare: ἐκκλάω, κατακλάω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
14:19; 15:36; 26:26
Mark
8:6; 8:19; 14:22
Luke
22:19; 24:30
Acts
2:46; 20:7; 20:11; 27:35
Romans
11:20
1 Corinthians
10:16; 11:21; 11:24; 11:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2806 matches the Greek κλάω (klaō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:19 - And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:36 - Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:26 - While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:6 - He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:19 - When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?” “Twelve,” they replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:22 - While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:19 - And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:30 - When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:46 - Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:7 - On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:11 - Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking until daylight, he left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:35 - After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:24 - and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
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