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GreekG5526Verb

χορτάζω

chortazō

16Occurrences
G5526Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to fodder, i.e. (generally) to gorge (supply food in abundance)

from G5528 (χόρτος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(a) prop., of animals (see Lft. on ), to feed, fatten: (b) in late Gk. (Kennedy, Sources, 82, 156), of persons, to fill or satisfy with food: with accusative of person(s); pass.,; opposite to πεινᾶν; ἀπό; ἐκ, WH, txt.; metaphorically.
LXX: for שָׂבַע

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

χορτάζω appears 16 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
4
Matthew
4
Mark
4
James
1
John
1
Philippians
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

James 2:16BSB

If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

Luke 16:21BSB

and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

Matthew 14:20BSB

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Matthew 5:6BSB

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,for they will be filled.

Mark 8:4BSB

His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.