[CommerceComet]

In the actual original Koione Greek the phrase actually says "this is the body of me". Instead of being the possessive sense ie: "This is my pencil" He is not speaking of a mere object that is possessed/ owned/ held> He is speaking of a state of existence.

If Christ was constructing a metaphor (as He was), how else would He express it? No one is disputing that Jesus used the word is. Was it intended to be understood literally or figuratively? The information you provided about the word is provided nothing useful in determining the answer to that question. The meaning would be inferred by the context.

More later, I have to go to dinner.

[verga]

No more later I have said my fill. Have a good day.

[Elsie]

The meaning would be inferred by the context.

The 'context' was a Yearly meal of rememberance of GOD's provenance.

Somehow the church has modified it into an 'every time the doors are open' ritual.