χόρτος

chortosNoun (Masculine)G5528

grass

From: apparently a primary word;

Short Definition

a "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation

Full Lexicon Entry

1.an enclosure, a feeding place .
2.food, esp. for cattle, grass
LXX Usage: chiefly for עֶשֶׂב, also for חָצִיר, etc.

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology G:N-M

DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

13 times

Appears 13 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Matthew
3
James
2
Mark
2
Revelation
2
1 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 3:12
  • James 1:10
  • John 6:10
  • Matthew 13:26
  • Matthew 6:30

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