5528. chortos

Strong's Lexicon

chortos: Grass, hay, fodder

Original Word: χόρτος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: chortos
Pronunciation: KHOR-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (khor'-tos)
Definition: Grass, hay, fodder
Meaning: grass, herbage, growing grain, hay.

Word Origin: Derived from a primary root related to feeding or grazing.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2682 (חָצִיר, chatsir): Often translated as "grass" or "herbage," used in similar contexts to convey the fleeting nature of life (e.g., Isaiah 40:6-8).

Usage: In the New Testament, "chortos" primarily refers to grass or herbage, often used as fodder for animals. It can also imply the idea of something that is temporary or fleeting, as grass withers and fades.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the agrarian society of ancient Israel and the surrounding regions, grass was a vital resource for feeding livestock. The imagery of grass was commonly used in biblical literature to convey the transient nature of human life and earthly glory, as grass quickly withers and dies. This metaphor would have resonated deeply with a culture that depended heavily on agriculture and livestock.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a feeding place, food, grass
NASB Translation
blade (1), grass (12), hay (1), wheat (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5528: χόρτος

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.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

grass, hay.

Apparently a primary word; a "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation -- blade, grass, hay.

Forms and Transliterations

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

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 6:30 N-AMS
GRK: δὲ τὸν χόρτον τοῦ ἀγροῦ
NAS: clothes the grass of the field,
KJV: clothe the grass of the field,
INT: moreover the grass of the field

Matthew 13:26 N-NMS
GRK: ἐβλάστησεν ὁ χόρτος καὶ καρπὸν
NAS: But when the wheat sprouted and bore
KJV: But when the blade was sprung up, and
INT: sprouted the plants and fruit

Matthew 14:19 N-GMS
GRK: ἐπὶ τοῦ χόρτου λαβὼν τοὺς
NAS: to sit down on the grass, He took
KJV: to sit down on the grass, and took
INT: on the grass having taken the

Mark 4:28 N-AMS
GRK: καρποφορεῖ πρῶτον χόρτον εἶτα στάχυν
NAS: first the blade, then
KJV: first the blade, then
INT: brings forth fruit first a plant then an ear

Mark 6:39 N-DMS
GRK: τῷ χλωρῷ χόρτῳ
NAS: by groups on the green grass.
KJV: upon the green grass.
INT: the green grass

Luke 12:28 N-AMS
GRK: ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον
NAS: clothes the grass in the field,
KJV: so clothe the grass, which is to day
INT: field the grass which is [here] today

John 6:10 N-NMS
GRK: ἦν δὲ χόρτος πολὺς ἐν
NAS: there was much grass in the place.
KJV: there was much grass in the place.
INT: was moreover grass much in

1 Corinthians 3:12 N-AMS
GRK: τιμίους ξύλα χόρτον καλάμην
NAS: stones, wood, hay, straw,
KJV: stones, wood, hay, stubble;
INT: precious wood hay straw

James 1:10 N-GMS
GRK: ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου παρελεύσεται
NAS: flowering grass he will pass away.
KJV: the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
INT: as a flower of the grass he will pass away

James 1:11 N-AMS
GRK: ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον καὶ τὸ
NAS: and withers the grass; and its flower
KJV: it withereth the grass, and
INT: dried up the grass and the

1 Peter 1:24 N-NMS
GRK: σὰρξ ὡς χόρτος καὶ πᾶσα
NAS: FLESH IS LIKE GRASS, AND ALL ITS GLORY
KJV: flesh [is] as grass, and all
INT: flesh [is] as grass and all

1 Peter 1:24 N-GMS
GRK: ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου ἐξηράνθη ὁ
NAS: THE FLOWER OF GRASS. THE GRASS
KJV: the flower of grass. The grass
INT: as [the] flower of grass Withers the

1 Peter 1:24 N-NMS
GRK: ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος καὶ τὸ
NAS: OF GRASS. THE GRASS WITHERS,
KJV: of grass. The grass withereth,
INT: Withers the grass and the

Revelation 8:7 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ πᾶς χόρτος χλωρὸς κατεκάη
NAS: the green grass was burned
KJV: all green grass was burnt up.
INT: and all grass green was burned up

Revelation 9:4 N-AMS
GRK: ἀδικήσουσιν τὸν χόρτον τῆς γῆς
NAS: not to hurt the grass of the earth,
KJV: hurt the grass of the earth,
INT: they should harm the grass of the earth

Strong's Greek 5528
15 Occurrences

χόρτῳ — 1 Occ.
χόρτον — 6 Occ.
χόρτος — 5 Occ.
χόρτου — 3 Occ.