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The cup of blessing (to potērion tēs eulogias). The cup over which we pronounce a blessing as by Christ at the institution of the ordinance.
A communion of the blood of Christ (Koinéōnia tou haimatos tou Christou). Literally, a participation in (objective genitive) the blood of Christ. The word Koinéōnia is an old one from Koinéōnos, partner, and so here and Phi 2:1; Phi 3:10. It can mean also fellowship (Gal 2:9) or contribution (2Co 8:4; Phi 1:5). It is, of course, a spiritual participation in the blood of Christ which is symbolized by the cup. Same meaning for Koinéōnia in reference to “the body of Christ.”
The bread which we break (ton arton hon klōmen). The loaf. Inverse attraction of the antecedent (arton) to the case (accusative) of the relative (hon) according to classic idiom (Robertson, Grammar, p. 488). Artos probably from arō, to join or fit (flour mixed with water and baked). The mention of the cup here before the bread does not mean that this order was observed for see the regular order of bread and then cup in 1Co 11:24-27.