Acts 20:7:9Acts.20.7.W9TAB
κλάσαι
klasai
“to break”
- Transliteration
- KLA-sai
- Extended
- KLAH-sai
- IPA
- /ˈkla.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to break
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
KLA-sai
- sentence
en de tê mi-AI tôn sab-BA-tōn sy-nêg-ME-nōn hê-MON KLA-sai AR-ton ho PAU-los di-e-LE-ge-to au-TOIS MEL-lōn ek-si-E-nai tê e-PAU-ri-on pa-RE-tei-nen te ton LO-gon ME-khri me-so-nyk-TI-ou
Exegesis
The infinitival phrase klasai arton {κλάσαι ἄρτον | klásai árton}, dependent on the genitive absolute, expresses purpose, marking the reason for the assembly as “to break bread.”
In context — Acts 20:7
And on the first day of the week, when we had gathered together to break bread , Paul was conversing with them, since he was about to depart on the next day, and he extended the message until midnight.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 20:7, so the Greek word κλάσαι (klasai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.20.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.7.W9.S1) and character.