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