κλάσμα
klasma
fragment
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word κλάσμα (klasma, Strong's number: G2801) translates to "fragment". It appears nine times in the Bible, indicating that this concept is significant, yet not overused. As "fragment", κλάσμα can refer to a piece or portion broken off from a larger whole, such as a broken shard, shattered remains, or an incomplete portion. The variety of occurrences in the Bible demonstrates the different contexts in which κλάσμα is used. This word's flexibility in translation underscores its importance as a concept in the ancient Greek worldview, highlighting the connection between the whole and its parts. The significance of κλάσμα lies in its ability to evoke a sense of incompleteness and imperfection. Whether describing physical fragments or metaphorical ones, this word serves as a reminder of the inherent brokenness and incompleteness in the world.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.
Matthew 15:37They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
Mark 6:43They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.
Mark 8:8They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
Mark 8:19When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”
Mark 8:20“When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Seven.”
Luke 9:17They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
John 6:12When they were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost.”
John 6:13So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.