The Greek klasma (from klaō, G2806, to break) refers to a broken piece or fragment. It appears in all four Gospel accounts of the feeding miracles (Matthew 14:20; 15:37; Mark 6:43; 8:8; Luke 9:17; John 6:12–13), where the disciples collected the fragments left over after Jesus fed the thousands. The quantity collected — 12 baskets, then 7 baskets — exceeds what was available at the start, a sign of miraculous abundance.
The klasmata (fragments) collected after the feeding miracles are theologically loaded. Jesus instructs the disciples to gather them 'so that nothing is lost' (John 6:12) — a phrase John connects to eternal security (John 6:39: 'I shall lose nothing of all that he has given me'). The klasma of eucharistic bread becomes a symbol of the inexhaustible provision of Christ. The Didache (early Christian document) uses klasma as the technical term for the eucharistic fragment, connecting the feeding miracles to the Lord's Supper.