the Israelites made it in the form of an oblong or round cake, as thick as one's thumb, and as large as a plate or platter hence it was not to be cut but broken
loaves were consecrated to the Lord
of the bread used at the love-feasts and at the Lord's Table
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Artos". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=740>.
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