ΚΛΑΩ, κλαω
KLAŌ, klaō
Sounds Like: klah-OH
Translations: to break, to break off, to break in pieces
From the root: ΚΛΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means 'to break' or 'to break off'. It is frequently used in the context of breaking bread, especially in the New Testament, referring to the act of distributing bread, often in a communal or religious setting. It can also refer to breaking other objects or even breaking a law or covenant.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, 1st Person Singular; also functions as the infinitive form.
Strong’s number: G2806 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΛΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΛΑΕΝ — he wept, he cried, he wailed
- ἘΚΛΑΣΑ — I broke, I broke off, I broke in pieces
- ἘΚΛΑΣΑΝ — they broke, they broke off, they broke in pieces
- ἘΚΛΑΣΕΝ — broke, he broke, she broke, it broke, shattered, he shattered, she shattered, it shattered
- ἘΚΛΑΣΘΗ — was broken, was broken off, was crushed, was softened, was moved to pity
- ἘΚΛΑΣΘΗΝ — I was broken off, I was broken, I was shattered, I was crushed
- ἘΚΛΩΝΤΟ — they were being broken, they were being shattered, they were being torn
- ΕΚΛΑΑΝ — they wept, they cried, they wailed
- ΕΚΛΑΣΑ — I broke, I broke off, I broke in pieces, I tore, I tore in pieces
- ΕΚΛΑΣΕΝ — he broke, he broke off, he broke in pieces, he shattered
- ΕΠΙΚΛΑΣΘΩΣΙΝ — be broken, be shattered, be fractured
- ΚΑΤΑΚΛΑΣΘΗΝΑΙ — to be broken, to be broken in pieces, to be broken up
- ΚΛΑΣΑΙ — to break, to break bread, to recline, to sit down
- ΚΛΑΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having broken, breaking, having fractured, fracturing
- ΚΛΑΣΑΣ — breaking, having broken, after breaking
- ΚΛΑΣΑΤΕ — break, break off, break in pieces, you all break
- ΚΛΑΣΕΙ — will break, will shatter, will crush
- ΚΛΑΣΘΕΝΤΟΣ — of having been broken, of broken, of being broken, of having been fractured
- ΚΛΑΣΘΗ — be broken, be fractured, be shattered
- ΚΛΑΣΜΑ — fragment, a fragment, piece, a piece, broken piece, a broken piece
- ΚΛΩΜΕΝ — breaking, being broken, broken
- ΚΛΩΜΕΝΟΙ — broken, being broken, torn, being torn
- ΚΛΩΜΕΝΟΝ — broken, being broken, torn, being torn
- ΚΛΩΜΕΝΟΣ — broken, torn, crushed, a broken one, a torn one, a crushed one
- ΚΛΩΝΤΕΣ — breaking, breaking off
- ΣΥΓΚΛΑΣΩ — I will break in pieces, I will shatter, I will crush
- ὨΚΛΑΣΑΝ — broke, bent, bowed
- ὨΚΛΑΣΕ — broke, shattered, bent down, collapsed
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