Strong's Number G740

ἄρτος

artos · ar'-tos

Transliteration:

artos{ar'-tos}

Word Origin:

from 142

TDNT:

1:477,80

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

bread (as raised) or a loaf

Usage in the KJV:

bread 72, loaf 1, shewbread 4286 3588 3

Total: 99
Occurs 97 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

food composed of flour mixed with water and baked
1. the Israelites made it in the form of an oblong or round cake, as thick as one's thumb, and as large as a plate or platter hence it was not to be cut but broken
2. loaves were consecrated to the Lord
3. of the bread used at the love-feasts and at the Lord's Table
food of any kind