Greek noun (masculine) · G740
ἄρτος
artosar'-tos
bread
97 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ártos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G740is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 27New Testament books
- 10spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G740
bread (as raised) or a loaf
The King James renders it: (shew-)bread, loaf.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
artos is rendered "bread". It stands 97 times in the Greek text, across nine books.
- Twenty-four of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 4:3The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
Matthew 4:3ἄρτοι
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in nine of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- bread56
- loaves31
- loaf3
- of bread3
- bread —1
- loaves of bread1
- of loaves1
- with bread1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 97, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἄρτον37
- ἄρτους30
- ἄρτος10
- ἄρτων7
- ἄρτοι4
- ἄρτου4
- ἄρτῳ2
- ἄρτοις1
- ἄρτον;¶1
- ἄρτου.¶1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular38N-ASM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural30N-APM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular10N-NSM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural7N-GPM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular5N-GSM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural4N-NPM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2N-DSM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1N-DPM
Matthew
twenty-one uses
The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
- ἄρτοιartoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves of bread
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- ἄρτῳartonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Give us this day our daily bread.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
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.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
- ἄρτοιartoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
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.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: bread
They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: bread
Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: bread
Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- ἄρτωνartonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- ἄρτωνartonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
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.”
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Mark
twenty-one uses
During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: of bread
“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
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.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
- ἄρτοιςartoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: bread
So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
- ἄρτον;¶artonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
- ἄρτωνartonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: with bread
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
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.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: loaf
So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
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.”
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Luke
fifteen uses
The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bread
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
- ἄρτῳartonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: bread
He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
- ἄρτοιartoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
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.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
Give us each day our daily bread.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!
- ἄρτωνartonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of bread
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.”
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.
- ἄρτου.¶artounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: bread
John
twenty-four uses
When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: bread
Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
- ἄρτοιartoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: of loaves
“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
- ἄρτουςartousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
- ἄρτωνartonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
- ἄρτωνartonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: loaves
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Bread
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bread
“Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bread
At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bread
I am the bread of life.
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bread
This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bread
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bread
- ἄρτουartounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: bread
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bread
This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: bread
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Acts
five uses
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- ἄρτουartounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: bread
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,
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
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.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: of bread
Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
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.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
1 Corinthians
seven uses
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?
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
- ἄρτοςartosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: loaf
- ἄρτουartounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: loaf
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
- ἄρτουartounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: bread
2 Corinthians
one use
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
2 Thessalonians
two uses
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
- ἄρτονartonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: bread
Hebrews
one use
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
- ἄρτωνartonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: bread —
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