Quick Definition
κλάσις, εως, ἡ n.f. a breaking
Strong's Definition
from 2806; fracture (the act)
KJV Usage: breaking
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -εως | κλάω
19.34 · Physical Impact · Break, Break Through
to break, to break bread to break an object into two or more parts (in the NT κλάω and κλάσις are used exclusively for breaking bread) In some languages important distinctions are made for terms meaning ‘to break’ depending on the substance involved. For example, the breaking of a stick or a bone would require quite a different term from that used in speaking of breaking bread. Furthermore, the action of breaking bread would probably imply breaking into several pieces rather than a single break. Such a distinction may likewise require a special term.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κλάσις klasis 2x
a breaking, the act of breaking, Lk. 24:35; Acts 2:42
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* κλάσις, -εως, ἡ
(< κλάω),
a breaking: Lk 24:35, Ac 2:42.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κλάσις (klasis) — breaking. κλάσ-ις [ᾰ], εως, ἡ, (κλάω A) breaking, fracture, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ κ. τῶν ἀμπέλων breaking off the shoots and tendrils of vines, [NT+4th c.BC+]
2. bending of the knee joint, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. ὄψεων refraction, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. b κλάσιν λαβεῖν to be deflected, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ὅταν κλάσιν ποιῇ καὶ γωνίαν, of a bandage. Erot. see at {σκέπαρνος}; of the labyrinth of the ear, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. modulation of the voice, [Refs 1st c.AD+]