χόρτος

chortosgrassHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine15 occurrences8 books13 verses

Definition

χόρτος, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX chiefly for עֶשֶׂב, also for חָצִיר, etc. ;]

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

2. food, esp. for cattle, grass: Matthew 13:26; 14:19, Mark 4:28; 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.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as χόρτος:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

15 total
  1. Matthew 6:30χόρτον · grass
    If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
  2. Matthew 13:26χόρτος · wheat
    When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
  3. Matthew 14:19χόρτου · grass
    And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
  4. Mark 4:28χόρτον · [the] stalk
    All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
  5. Mark 6:39χόρτῳ · grass
    Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
  6. Luke 12:28χόρτον · grass
    If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
  7. John 6:10χόρτος · grass
    “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
  8. 1 Corinthians 3:12χόρτον · hay
    If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
  9. James 1:10χόρτου · of the field
    But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
  10. James 1:11χόρτον · plant
    For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
  11. 1 Peter 1:24χόρτος · grass; χόρτου · of the field; χόρτος · grass
    For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
  12. Revelation 8:7χόρτος · grass
    Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.
  13. Revelation 9:4χόρτον · grass
    They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.