Fragment
κλάσμαStrong’s G2801klasma
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Klasma is the Greek word usually translated “fragments”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fragments”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of fragments 6
- fragments 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 4
- Matthew 2
- John 2
- Luke 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 15:37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
- Mark 6:43And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
- Mark 8:8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
- Mark 8:19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
- Mark 8:20And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
- Luke 9:17And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
Greek dictionary
κλάσμα klasma · fragment
κλάσμα, -τος, τό (κλάω), [in LXX for פַּת, פֶּלַח ;] a broken piece, fragment: Mat.14:20 15:37, Mrk.6:43 8:8, 19-20, Luk.9:17, Jhn.6:12-13 † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fragment” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FRAG'MENT, noun
[Latin fragmentum, from frango, to break.]
- A part broken off; a piece separated from any thing by breaking.“Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing is lost” John 6:12
- A part separated from the rest; an imperfect part; as fragments of ancient writings.
- A small detached portion; as fragments of time.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.