Strong's Greek · G740

ἄρτος

ártos

(shew-)bread, loaf

Definition

bread (as raised) or a loaf

Derivation

from G142 (αἴρω);

Appears 97 times in Scripture

Matthew 4:4

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 12:4

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.

Matthew 6:11

Give us this day our daily bread.

Matthew 14:19

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.

Matthew 14:17

“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

Matthew 15:26

But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

Matthew 7:9

Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

Matthew 15:2

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

Matthew 4:3

The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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