chortos · grass

What it means

chortos (χόρτος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “grass”.

Pasture.

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. The grass of the field.

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

How it is translated

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

• grass ×12
• blade ×1
• hay ×1
• plants ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×2
• Luke×1
• John×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• James×2
• 1 Peter×3
• Revelation×2

• Matthew 6:30

  But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into an oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

• Matthew 13:26

  And when the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the darnel appeared also.

• Matthew 14:19

  And ordering the crowds to sit down on the grass, taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed; and breaking them, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

• Mark 4:28

  By itself the earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

• Mark 6:39

  And he commanded them to have all recline in groups on the green grass.

• Luke 12:28

  But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith!

• John 6:10

  Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

• 1 Corinthians 3:12

  Now if anyone builds on the foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

• James 1:10

  and let the rich boast in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.

• James 1:11

  For the sun rose with its scorching heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.

• 1 Peter 1:24

  For All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withered, and the flower fell;

• Revelation 8:7

  And the first blew his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees was burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

• Revelation 9:4

  And they were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green thing or any tree, but only the people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

And 2 more times.