KLAW ARTON - Having a meal?

From: Wes Williams (WesWilliams@usa.net)
Date: Sun Jun 21 1998 - 19:03:49 EDT


I've always view the expression KLAW ARTON as idiomatic of "having a meal"
outside the specific references to the Memorial of Jesus' death. I find that
some hold that every occurrence of KLAW ARTON refers to the eucharist, even
with Paul and the soldiers in Acts 27:35.

As for Acts 20:7, my difficulty seeing this as a formal Eucharist observance
is that the breaking of bread was to commemorate the day of his death, not
the day of his resurrection. As a result, I concur with those who hold to
the translation "having a meal" in this verse.

Is there support in the Koine of the period that KLAW ARTON was idiomatic?

I also include Louw-Nida to solicit comments. Louw-Nida supports the
idiomatic expression.

Sincerely,
Wes Williams

23.20 ARISTAW; DEIPNEW ARTON KLAW (an idiom, literally Îto break breadâ):
to eat a meal, without reference to any particular time of the day or to the
type of food involved - Îto eat a meal, to have a meal.â ...

ARTON KLAW KLWNTES TE KAT OIKON ARTON Îeating (together) in their homesâ or
Îhaving meals (together) in their homesâ Ac 2.46. The implication of Îeating
togetherâ comes from the total context.
EN DE MIA TWN SABBATWN SUNHGMENWN hHMWN KLASAI ARTON Îon the first day of
the week we gathered together for a mealâ Ac 20.7. No doubt the reference in
Ac 20.7 is to the Îfellowship meal,â called Îagape,â which constituted the
early Christian form of the ÎLordâs Supper.â See 23.28.

In some languages it is impossible to speak of Îhaving a mealâ without
indicating the time of day or the nature of the food consumed.

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