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ἄρτος G740

G740 is the Greek word ἄρτος, transliterated ártos. The King James Version most often renders it bread.

Word: ἄρτοςTransliteration: ártosLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 77 verses

What it means

bread (as raised) or a loaf.

Where it comes from

from G142 (αἴρω).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 84 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bread 58×loaves 21×shewbread 4×men with bread 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (shew-)bread, loaf.

Verses using ἄρτος

The first 40 of 77 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 4:4 · KJV

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Matthew 7:9 · KJV

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

Matthew 12:4 · KJV

How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

Matthew 14:17 · KJV

And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

Matthew 14:19 · KJV

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Matthew 15:26 · KJV

But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

Matthew 15:33 · KJV

And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

Matthew 15:34 · KJV

And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

Matthew 15:36 · KJV

And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Matthew 16:9 · KJV

Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Matthew 16:10 · KJV

Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Matthew 16:11 · KJV

How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

Matthew 16:12 · KJV

Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Matthew 26:26 · KJV

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

Mark 2:26 · KJV

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

Mark 6:8 · KJV

And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

Mark 6:36 · KJV

Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

Mark 6:37 · KJV

He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

Mark 6:38 · KJV

He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

Mark 6:41 · KJV

And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

Mark 6:44 · KJV

And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

Mark 6:52 · KJV

For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

Mark 7:2 · KJV

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

Mark 7:5 · KJV

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

Mark 7:27 · KJV

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

Mark 8:4 · KJV

And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

Mark 8:5 · KJV

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

Mark 8:6 · KJV

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

Mark 8:14 · KJV

Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

Mark 8:17 · KJV

And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

Mark 8:19 · KJV

When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

Mark 14:22 · KJV

And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

Luke 4:4 · KJV

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Luke 6:4 · KJV

How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

Luke 7:33 · KJV

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

Luke 9:3 · KJV

And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

Luke 9:13 · KJV

But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

Luke 9:16 · KJV

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Luke 11:11 · KJV

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

Luke 14:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

Common questions

What does Strong's G740 mean?

G740 is the Greek word ἄρτος (ártos), meaning bread (as raised) or a loaf.

How is G740 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bread (58 times), loaves (21 times), shewbread (4 times), men with bread (1 time).

How many times does G740 appear in the Bible?

ἄρτος (ártos) is tagged in 77 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G740 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from G142 (αἴρω).

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