verb
chortazomō
Strong’sG5526
I feed, satisfy
stem chortaz-15 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
χορτάζω means to feed or fatten animals 13, as of livestock being given fodder 23.
Applied to people, it means to fill or satisfy with food, to feed someone until full 124, often used in the passive of people being satisfied or filled up after eating 13, sometimes with an abundant or gorging sense 2. This use is described as a development found in later Greek 1. It stands opposite to being hungry 1. The word is also used metaphorically of being satisfied in a non-literal sense, such as spiritual hunger being satisfied 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
χορτάζω
(< χόρτος), [in LXX for שׂבע, Ps 16 (17):14 al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5526 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhor-tad'-zo
to fodder, i.e. (generally) to gorge (supply food in abundance)
Fromfrom G5528;
King Jamesfeed, fill, satisfy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
feed, fatten, properly of cattle Refs 8th c.BC+; χορτάσω τὸν κάνθαρον (the beetle being comically treated as a horse), Refs 5th c.BC+; with accusative of things, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, eat their fill, of cattle, Refs; τινος of a thing, Refs 4th c.BC+
II of persons, feed, βολβοῖς ἐμαυτὸν χορτάσω Refs 4th c.BC+: with genitive, fill full of.., θεράπευε καὶ χόρταζε τῶν μονῳδιῶν (metaphorically) Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, with accusative, χορταζόμενοι γάλα λευκόν LXX+5th c.BC+: absolutely, feast, κεχόρτασμαι.. οὐ κακῶς NT+4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| chortaziviχορτασθήσεσθε | will happen · yefuture passive indicative 2nd person plural | satisfied | 1× |
| chortaziliχορτασθήσονται | will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural | filled | 1× |
| chortazivaἐχορτάσθητε | happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural | filled | 1× |
| chortazilaἐχορτάσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | satisfied | 6× |
| chortazovōrχορτάζεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | filled | 1× |
| chortazorōχορτάζεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | well fed | 1× |
| chortazaraχορτάσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | feed | 2× |
| chortaziraχορτασθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | fed | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 9 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chortazamō | chortazame | chortazami | chortazama | chortazamē | chortazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chortazasō | chortazase | chortazasi | chortazasa | chortazasē | chortazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazatō | chortazate | chortazati | chortazata | chortazatē | chortazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | chortazanō | chortazane | chortazani | chortazana | chortazanē | chortazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazavō | chortazave | chortazavi | chortazava | chortazavē | chortazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazalō | chortazale | chortazali | chortazala | chortazalē | chortazalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chortazomō | chortazome | chortazomē | chortazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chortazosō | chortazose | chortazosē | chortazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazotō | chortazote | chortazotē | chortazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | chortazonō | chortazone | chortazonē | chortazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazovō | chortazove | chortazovē | chortazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazolō | chortazole | chortazolē | chortazolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chortazimi | chortazima |
| you 2nd person singular | chortazisi | chortazisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortaziti | chortazita |
| we 1st person plural | chortazini | chortazina |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazivi1×χορτασθήσεσθε | chortaziva1×ἐχορτάσθητε |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazili1×χορτασθήσονται | chortazila6×ἐχορτάσθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chortazameiō | chortazameia | chortazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chortazaseiō | chortazaseia | chortazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazateiō | chortazateia | chortazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | chortazaneiō | chortazaneia | chortazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazaveiō | chortazaveia | chortazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazaleiō | chortazaleia | chortazaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chortazomeiō | chortazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chortazoseiō | chortazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazoteiō | chortazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | chortazoneiō | chortazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazoveiō | chortazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazoleiō | chortazoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chortazimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | chortaziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortaziteia |
| we 1st person plural | chortazineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortaziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chortazasōr | chortazasar | chortazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazatōr | chortazatar | chortazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazavōr | chortazavar | chortazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazalōr | chortazalar | chortazalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chortazosōr | chortazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazotōr | chortazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazovōr1×χορτάζεσθε | chortazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazolōr | chortazolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chortazisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazivar |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chortazamoiō | chortazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chortazasoiō | chortazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazatoiō | chortazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | chortazanoiō | chortazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazavoiō | chortazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazaloiō | chortazaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chortazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | chortazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | chortazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | chortazoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chortazimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chortazisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chortazitoia |
| we 1st person plural | chortazinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chortazivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chortaziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chortazarō | chortazari | chortazara2×χορτάσαι | chortazarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | chortazorō1×χορτάζεσθαι | chortazorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | chortaziri | chortazira2×χορτασθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chortazarōntos | chortazarintos | chortazarantos | chortazarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | chortazorōntos | chortazorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | chortazirintos | chortazirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
chortaz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
chortazivi“satisfied”will happen · yefuture passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 6:21“satisfied”makariois tois peinarōntois nun, hoti chortazivi. makariois tois klaiarōntois nun, hoti gelavi.Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
chortazili“filled”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 5:6… kai dipsarōntois tan dikaiosunan, hoti autois chortazili.… for righteousness, for they will be filled.
chortaziva“filled”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
John 6:26“filled”… hoti esthiava ek toiu artoiu kai chortaziva;… Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your …
chortazila“satisfied”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural6×
Matthew 14:20kai esthiala pantois kai chortazila, kai airala tem perisseuarōntem teiu klasmeiu …They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve …
Matthew 15:37kai esthiala pantois kai chortazila, kai tem perisseuarōntem teiu klasmeiu airala …They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven …
Mark 6:42kai esthiala pantois kai chortazila;They all ate and were satisfied,
Mark 8:8kai esthiala kai chortazila, kai airala perisseumeim klasmeiu hepta spuridain.The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven …
Luke 9:17kai esthiala kai chortazila pantois, kai airita tem perisseuarantem autoi …They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve …
Revelation 19:21… stomeu autou, kai panteim teim ornitheim chortazila ek taiu sarkaiu autoiu.… the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
chortazovōr“filled”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
James 2:16“filled”… vu; Hupagavōr en eirēna, thermainovōr kai chortazovōr, mē dōaveia de autoi teim epitēdeieim …… one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good …
chortazorō“well fed”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Philippians 4:12“well fed”… pante kai en pantei muomē, kai chortazorō kai peinarō, kai perisseuarō kai husterorō;… abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need.
chortazara“feed”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Matthew 15:33… ni en erēmia artois tosoutois hōste chortazara ochlon tosouton?… could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
Mark 8:4… hoti Pothen houtoin duneti tinos hōde chortazara artoiu epi erēmiau?… could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
chortazira“fed”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive2×
Mark 7:27“fed”kai legate auta; Afiēkasar prōtem chortazira teim tekneim, ouk gar kalem atō …“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take …
Luke 16:21kai epithumarōntos chortazira apo teiu piptarōnteiu apo tau trapezau …and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from …