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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 - Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:36 - he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:26 - Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:6 - And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:19 - When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:22 - And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:19 - And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is 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 table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:46 - And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:7 - On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:11 - And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:35 - And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not 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[fn] you. Do this in remembrance of me.”[fn]
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