noun · masculine
chortos
Greekχόρτος (chortos)
Strong’sG5528
grass, hay
stem chort-15 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χόρτος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for עֶשֶׂב, also for חָצִיר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5528 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhor'-tos
a "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jamesblade, grass, hay.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | chortos5×χόρτος | chortois |
| object accusative | chorton6×χόρτον | chortoin |
| direct address vocative | chortor | chortoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | chortou3×χόρτου | chortoiu |
| to, for dative | chorto1×χόρτῳ | chortoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
chorto 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
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
chortos“grass”subjectnominative singular5×
Matthew 13:26“plants”hote de blastanata tos chortos kai karpon poiata, tote fainita kai teim zizanieim.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
John 6:10“grass”legata tos Iēsus; Poiavar toin anthrōpoin anapiptara. ate de chortos pollos en to topo. anapiptala oun tois anērois ton arithmon hōs pentakischilioi.“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 Peter 1:24“grass”dioti pantas sarxas hōs chortos, kai pantas doxas autau hōs anthem chortou; xērainita tos chortos, kai tem anthem ekpiptata;For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
1 Peter 1:24“grass”dioti pantas sarxas hōs chortos, kai pantas doxas autau hōs anthem chortou; xērainita tos chortos, kai tem anthem ekpiptata;For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
Revelation 8:7“grass”Kai tos prōtos salpizata; kai gineta chalazas kai purem mignuirēteim en haime, kai ballita eis tan gēan; kai tem tritem tau gēau katakaiita, kai tem tritem teiu dendreiu katakaiita, kai pantos chortos chlōros katakaiita.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.
chorton“grass”objectaccusative singular6×
Matthew 6:30“grass”ei de ton chorton tou agrou sēmeron arōton kai aurion eis klibanon ballirōton tos theos houtōs amfiennuatō, ouk polle mallon vin, oligopistoir?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?
Mark 4:28“blade”automatas tas gēas karpoforatō, prōtem chorton, eita stachuon, eita plēron siton en to stachuo.All by itself the earth produces a crop— first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
Luke 12:28“grass”ei de en agro ton chorton arōton sēmeron kai aurion eis klibanon ballirōton tos theos houtōs amfiazatō, pose mallon vin, oligopistoir.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!
1 Corinthians 3:12“hay”ei de tinos epoikodomatō epi ton themelion chruson, arguron, lithoin timioin, xuleim, chorton, kalaman,If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
James 1:11“grass”anatellata gar tos hēlios sun to kausōno kai xērainata ton chorton, kai tem anthem autou ekpiptata kai tas euprepeias teu prosōpeu auteu apollueta; houtōs kai tos plousios en tai poreiai autou marainiti.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.
Revelation 9:4“grass”kai legita autai hina mē adikali ton chorton tau gēau oude pantem chlōrem oude pantem dendrem, ei mē toin anthrōpoin hotinois ouk echalō tan sfragian tou theou epi teiu metōpeiu.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.
chortou“grass”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Matthew 14:19“grass”kai keleuaratos toin ochloin anaklinira epi tou chortou, lambaratos toin pente artoin kai toin duo ichthoin, anableparatos eis ton ouranon eulogata kai klaratos dōata toi mathētoi toin artoin tois de mathētois toi ochloi.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.
James 1:10“field”tos de plousios en ta tapeinōsia autou, hoti hōs anthem chortou parercheti.But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
1 Peter 1:24“grass”dioti pantas sarxas hōs chortos, kai pantas doxas autau hōs anthem chortou; xērainita tos chortos, kai tem anthem ekpiptata;For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
chorto“grass”to, fordative singular1×
Mark 6:39“grass”kai epitassata autoi anaklinara pantoin sumposieim sumposieim epi to chlōro chorto.Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.