verb
klamō
Greekκλάω (klaō)
Strong’sG2806
I break
stem kl-14 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κλάω,
[in LXX: Je 16:7 (פּרם), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2806 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidklah'-o
to break (specially, of bread)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesbreak.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| klanōκλῶμεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | break | 1× |
| klamaἔκλασα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | broke | 1× |
| klataἔκλασεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | broke | 6× |
| klaraκλάσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | break | 1× |
| klarōtoisκλῶντές | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | breaking | 1× |
| klaratosκλάσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | broke | 4× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | klamō | klame | klami | klama1×ἔκλασα | klamē | klamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | klasō | klase | klasi | klasa | klasē | klaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klatō | klate | klati | klata6×ἔκλασεν | klatē | klatelē |
| we 1st person plural | klanō1×κλῶμεν | klane | klani | klana | klanē | klanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | klavō | klave | klavi | klava | klavē | klavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | klalō | klale | klali | klala | klalē | klalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | klameiō | klameia | klameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | klaseiō | klaseia | klaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klateiō | klateia | klateiē |
| we 1st person plural | klaneiō | klaneia | klaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | klaveiō | klaveia | klaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | klaleiō | klaleia | klaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | klasōr | klasar | klasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klatōr | klatar | klatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | klavōr | klavar | klavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | klalōr | klalar | klalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | klamoiō | klamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | klasoiō | klasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klatoiō | klatoia |
| we 1st person plural | klanoiō | klanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | klavoiō | klavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | klaloiō | klaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | klarō | klari | klara1×κλάσαι | klarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | klarōtos1× | klaritos | klaratos4×κλάσας | klarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kl is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
klanō“break”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 10:16“break”tem potēriem tau eulogiau hem euloganō, ouchi koinōnias atō teu haimeu tou Christou? ton arton hon klanō, ouchi koinōnias teu sōmeu tou Christou atō?Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
klama“broke”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Mark 8:19“broke”hote toin pente artoin klama eis toin pentakischilioi, posoin kofinoin klasmeiu plēroin airava? legalō auto; Dōdeka.When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
klata“broke”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular6×
Matthew 15:36“broke”lambata toin hepta artoin kai toin ichthoin kai eucharistaratos klata kai dōate toi mathētoi tois de mathētois toi ochloi.Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Matthew 26:26“broke”Esthiarōtoiu de autoiu lambaratos tos Iēsus arton kai eulogaratos klata kai dōaratos toi mathētoi legata; Lambavar esthiavar, houtem atō tem sōmem mu.While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
Mark 8:6“broke”kai parangellatō to ochlo anapiptara epi tau gēau; kai lambaratos toin hepta artoin eucharistaratos klata kai dōate toi mathētoi autou hina paratithaleiō kai paratithala to ochlo.And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
Mark 14:22“broke”Kai esthiarōtoiu autoiu lambaratos arton eulogaratos klata kai dōata autoi kai legata; Lambavar, houtem atō tem sōmem mu.While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”
Luke 22:19“broke”kai lambaratos arton eucharistaratos klata kai dōata autoi legarōtos; Houtem atō tem sōmem mu tem huper vu dōirōtem; houtem poiavōr eis tan ēman anamnēsian.And He took the 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.”
1 Corinthians 11:24“broke”kai eucharistaratos klata kai legata; Houtem mu atō tem sōmem tem huper vu; houtem poiavōr eis tan ēman anamnēsian.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.”
klara“break”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Acts 20:7“break”En de ta hena teiu sabbateiu sunagirētoiu nu klara arton tos Paulos dialegete autoi, mellarōtos exeiarō ta epaurion, parateinate tē ton logon mechris mesonuktieu.On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
klarōtois“breaking”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 2:46“breaking”kata hēmeran tē proskarterarōtois homothumadōs en te hiere, klarōtois tē kata oikon arton, metalambale trofēau en agalliasia kai afelota kardiau,With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
klaratos“broke”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine4×
Matthew 14:19“broke”kai keleuaratos toin ochloin anaklinira epi tou chortou, lambaratos toin pente artoin kai toin duo ichthoin, anableparatos eis ton ouranon eulogata kai klaratos dōata toi mathētoi toin artoin tois de mathētois toi ochloi.And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Luke 24:30“broke”kai gineta en te kataklinira auton meta autoiu lambaratos ton arton eulogata kai klaratos epidōate autoi;While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
Acts 20:11“broken”anabainaratos de kai klaratos ton arton kai geueratos epi hikanon tē homilaratos achri augau, houtōs exerchata.Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
Acts 27:35“broke”legaratos de houteim kai lambaratos arton eucharistata to theo enōpion pantoiu kai klaratos archeta esthiarō.After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.