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
Occurrences
15 total
- Matthew 6:30χόρτον · grassIf 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?
- Matthew 13:26χόρτος · wheatWhen the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
- Matthew 14:19χόρτου · grassAnd 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.
- Mark 4:28χόρτον · [the] stalkAll by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
- Mark 6:39χόρτῳ · grassThen Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
- Luke 12:28χόρτον · grassIf 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!
- 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.
- 1 Corinthians 3:12χόρτον · hayIf anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
- James 1:10χόρτου · of the fieldBut the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
- James 1:11χόρτον · plantFor 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.
- 1 Peter 1:24χόρτος · grass; χόρτου · of the field; χόρτος · grassFor, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
- Revelation 8:7χόρτος · grassThen 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.
- Revelation 9:4χόρτον · grassThey 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.