fragment
klasma denotes the pieces remaining after people have eaten, gathered into baskets.
Across the supplied verses, the term consistently denotes remaining pieces gathered after crowds have eaten; these are collected or measured in baskets following the meal.
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Remaining pieces gathered after a meal · dominant
The plural forms occur in accounts where people have eaten and what remains is gathered into baskets. In John 6:12 the accusative plural stands in the instruction to gather what is left so that nothing is lost; in Mark 8:19 and Mark 8:20 the genitive plural identifies the contents of the baskets counted after the loaves were distributed. The APB renders the surrounding clauses with “leftover fragments,” “broken pieces,” or “fragments.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the term within accounts of leftovers gathered after eating, using “fragments” and “broken pieces.” These English expressions describe the clauses rather than establish separate meanings.