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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 told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it 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, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:26 - As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat it, for this is my body.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:6 - So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to his disciples, who distributed the bread to the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:19 - When I fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread, how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up afterward?”
“Twelve,” they said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:22 - As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it, for this is my body.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:19 - He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:30 - As they sat down to eat,[fn] he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:46 - They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity[fn]—

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:7 - On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord’s Supper.[fn] Paul was preaching to them, and since he was leaving the next day, he kept talking until midnight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:11 - Then they all went back upstairs, shared in the Lord’s Supper,[fn] and ate together. Paul continued talking to them until dawn, and then he left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:35 - Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - When we bless the cup at the Lord’s Table, aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:24 - and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you.[fn] Do this to remember me.”
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