- Original: κλάω - Transliteration: Klao - Phonetic: klah'-o - Definition: 1. to break a. used in the NT of the breaking of bread or communion - Origin: a primary verb - TDNT entry: 15:06,4 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primary verb; to break (specifically of bread): - break. Total KJV Occurrences: 13 • break, 2 Act 20:7; 1 Corinthians 10:16 • breaking, 1 Act 2:46 • broke, 8 Mat 14:19; Mat 15:36; Mat 26:26; Mar 8:6; Mar 14:22; Luke 22:19; Luke 24:30; 1 Corinthians 11:24 • broken, 2 Act 20:11; Act 27:35