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Strong's #5528 - χόρτος

Transliteration

chórtos

Phonetics

khor'-tos

Root Word (Etymology)

apparently a primary word

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

the place where grass grows and animals graze
grass, herbage, hay, provender
1. of green grass
2. of growing crops

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1877 ‑ דֶּשֶׁא (deh'‑sheh); 2682 ‑ חָצִיר (khaw‑tseer'); 6212 ‑ עֵשֶׂב (eh'‑seb); 7179 ‑ קַשׁ (kash);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (14)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

James 2

1 Peter 2

Revelation 2

NAS (15)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

James 2

1 Peter 3

Revelation 2

HCS (15)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

James 2

1 Peter 3

Revelation 2

BSB (15)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

James 2

1 Peter 3

Revelation 2

ESV (14)

Matthew 2

Mark 2

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

James 2

1 Peter 3

Revelation 2

WEB (15)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

James 2

1 Peter 3

Revelation 2

KJV (14)

blade 2

grass 11

hay 1

NAS (15)

GRASS 3

blade 1

grass 9

hay 1

wheat 1

HCS (15)

grass 2

plants 1

the blade 1

grass 8

hay 1

of the field 1

of the grass 1

BSB (15)

[the] stalk 1

grass 9

hay 1

of the field 2

plant 1

wheat 1

ESV (14)

blade 1

grass 12

hay 1

WEB (15)

The grass 1

grass 4

hay 1

in the grass 2

the blade 2

the grass 5

RAH

N-ASM 23

N-ASN 1

N-DSM 3

N-GSM 7

N-NSM 14

ANT

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 2

N-NSM 5

BEZ

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 2

N-NSM 5

BGB

N-AMS 6

N-DMS 1

N-GMS 3

N-NMS 5

BMT

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 2

N-NSM 5

BYZ

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 2

N-NSM 5

ELZ

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 2

N-NSM 5

NA26

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 3

N-NSM 5

SBL

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 3

N-NSM 5

SCV

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 2

N-NSM 5

STV

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 2

N-NSM 5

TIS

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 3

N-NSM 5

N-APM 1

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 2

N-NSM 5

N-ASM 6

N-DSM 1

N-GSM 3

N-NSM 5

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

χόρτος, ὁ,

prop.

enclosed place (v. sub fin.), but always with collat. notion of a feeding-place: in Il., farmyard, in which the cattle were kept, αὐλῆς ἐν χόρτῳ 11.774; αὐλῆς ἐν χόρτοισι 24.640.

2. generally, any feeding-ground, pasturage, freq. in pl., χόρτοι λέοντος, of Nemea, Pi. O. 13.44; χόρτοι εὔδενδροι E. IT 134 (lyr.); χόρτος οὐρανοῦ the expanse of heaven, Poet. ap. Hsch.

II fodder, provender, esp. for horses and cattle, Hdt. 5.16 (of fish); θηρῶν ὀρείων χόρτον, οὐχ ἵππων λέγεις E. Alc. 495; grass, Hes. Op. 606, E. Rh. 771, 1 Corinthians 3:12; χ. κοῦφος hay, X. An. 1.5.10; χ. ἐβλάστησεν, ἐξηράνθη, Matthew 13:26; ; ἄνθος χόρτου Eph_1:10 : opp. σῖτος (food for man), Hdt. 9.41, X. Cyr. 8.6.12; χόρτον ἔχει ἔπὶ τοῦ κέρατος as translation of the Lat. proverb, foenum habet in cornu, of a dangerous ox, Plu. Crass. 7. green crop, [γῆ] ἐσπαρμένη χόρτῳ PTeb. 27.72 (ii B. C.), al.

2. Poet., food generally, δούλιος χ. Hippon. 35.6, cf. E. Cyc. 507 (lyr.), Crates Theb. 10; cf. χορτάζω. (Cf. Lat. hortus, Welsh garth 'fold, enclosure', Irish gort 'crop', 'field'.)

Thayer's Expanded Definition

χόρτος, χόρτου, ὁ;

1. the place where grass grows and animals glaze: Homer, Iliad 11, 774; 24, 640.

2. from Hesiod down, grass, herbage, hay, provender: of green grass, Matthew 6:30; Matthew 14:19; Luke 12:28; John 6:10; James 1:10; 1 Peter 1:24 (from Isaiah 40:6ff); Revelation 9:4; χόρτος χλωρός, Mark 6:39; Revelation 8:7; χόρτος of growing crops, Matthew 13:26; Mark 4:28; of hay, 1 Corinthians 3:12. (the Sept. for חָצִיר, grass, and עֶשֶׂב.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

χόρτος , -ου , ὁ ,

[in LXX chiefly for H6212, also for H2682, etc.;]

1. an enclosure, a feeding place (Hom.).

2. food, esp. for cattle, grass: Matthew 13:26; Matthew 14:19, Mark 4:28; Mark 6:39, Luke 12:28, John 6:10, 1 Corinthians 3:12, James 1:10-11, 1 Peter 1:24 (LXX), Revelation 9:4; χ . χλωρός , Mark 6:39, Revelation 8:7.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

χορτον χόρτον χορτος χόρτος χορτου χόρτου χόρτους χορτω χόρτω χόρτῳ chorto chortō chórtoi chórtōi chorton chórton chortos chórtos chortou chórtou