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GreekG2622Verb

κατακλάω

kataklaō

2Occurrences
G2622Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to break down, i.e. divide

from G2596 (κατά) and G2806 (κλάω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to break up, break in pieces.
LXX: (נָתַשׁ hoph.)*

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κατακλάω appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Luke 9:16BSB

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

Mark 6:41BSB

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.