chortazō · feed, satisfy

What it means

chortazō (χορτάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “feed, satisfy”.

Satisfy, feed until full.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To eat until wanting no more.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• satisfied ×3
• were filled ×3
• be fed ×2
• were satisfied ×2
• be filled ×1
• be well fed ×1
• feed ×1
• satisfy ×1
• were gorged ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Mark×4
• Luke×3
• John×1
• Philippians×1
• James×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 5:6

  Happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

• Matthew 14:20

  And all ate and were satisfied; and they picked up what was left over of the pieces, twelve baskets full.

• Matthew 15:33

  And the disciples say to him, “Where would we get so many loaves in a desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

• Matthew 15:37

  And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

• Mark 6:42

  And they all ate and were filled.

• Mark 7:27

  And he was saying to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

• Mark 8:4

  And his disciples answered him, “From where will anyone be able to feed these people with bread here in a desolate place?”

• Mark 8:8

  And they ate and were filled; and they picked up the leftover pieces, seven baskets.

• Luke 6:21

  Happy are those who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied. Happy are those who weep now, because you will laugh.

• Luke 9:17

  And they ate and were all satisfied, and what was left over by them was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

• Luke 16:21

  and longing to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table; but even the dogs would come and lick his sores.

• John 6:26

  Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

• Philippians 4:12

  I know also how to be brought low, I know also how to abound; in everything and in all things I have learned the secret, both to be well fed and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

• James 2:16

  and one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, but you do not give them the things needed for the body, what good is it?

• Revelation 19:21

  And the rest were killed with the sword of the one who sat on the horse, the sword that came out of his mouth; and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.