This noun (from κλάω, 'to break') refers to the action of breaking, especially the breaking of bread. In Luke 24:35, the disciples on the Emmaus road recognized Jesus 'in the breaking of the bread'—whether this refers to His characteristic way of breaking bread or specifically to the Lord's Supper is debated. In Acts 2:42, 'the breaking of bread' (τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου) is listed as one of four practices to which the early church devoted themselves, likely referring to communal meals that included or centered on the Lord's Supper. The term emphasizes the physical action that inaugurates shared eating.