ἄρτους
ártos
loaves
Bread, specifically a baked product made primarily from wheat or barley flour, most commonly in the form of a loaf; by extension, any food made from grain that serves as staple nourishment. In some contexts, may refer more generally to food, sustenance, or provision, employing bread as a synecdoche for basic nourishment. May denote consecrated bread in temple or liturgical settings (e.g., 'bread of the presence').
Mark 8:19 · Word #4
Lexicon G740
| Lemma | ἄρτος |
| Transliteration | ártos |
| Strong's | G740 |
| Definition | Bread, specifically a baked product made primarily from wheat or barley flour, most commonly in the form of a loaf; by extension, any food made from grain that serves as staple nourishment. In some contexts, may refer more generally to food, sustenance, or provision, employing bread as a synecdoche for basic nourishment. May denote consecrated bread in temple or liturgical settings (e.g., 'bread of the presence'). |
Morphology N ACC M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | loaves |
| Literal | loaves |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἄρτος |
| Strong's | G740 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G740-07
loaves of bread
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,AMP); direct object form, referring to multiple masculine items. |
| Rendering Rationale | The accusative masculine plural form denotes multiple individual units of bread; "loaves of bread" preserves both the concrete sense of baked bread and the plural object form indicated by the morphology. |
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