Bible Dictionary
DAILY
Daily means occurring day by day or continuously. In the Lord’s Prayer, “daily bread” refers to bread sufficient for one’s daily needs and dependence upon God.
Definition
Daily means occurring day by day, being prepared for each day, or continuing day after day. It may describe food, offerings, ministry, or repeated activity.
Biblical Usage
“Daily bread” means bread sufficient for sustenance. Scripture also speaks of the daily burnt offering, daily ministry, and continued teaching or activity day by day.
Historical Background
The word may refer either to one day at a time or to continuous succession from day to day.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>da'-li: This word, coming as it does from the Hebrew yom "day," and the Greek hemera, suggests either day by day (Ex 5:13), that which is prepared for one daily (Ne 5:18), as e.g. our "daily bread," meaning bread sufficient for that day (Mt 6:11); or day by day continuously, one day after another in succession, as "the daily burnt offering" (Nu 29:6 the King James Version), "daily ministration" (Ac 6:1), and "daily in the temple" (Ac 5:42 the King James Version). The meaning of the word "daily" as used in the Lord's Prayer (Mt 6:11) seems to indicate sufficient for our need, whether we consider that need as a day at a time, or day after day as we are permitted to live. "Give us bread sufficient for our sustenance."</p><p>William E. Vans</p>