Word Study · Strong's G5528 · Greek
χόρτος
chortos
khor'-tos
Strong's 1890 spelling: chórtos
“a "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation
Rendered in the KJV as
blade, grass, hay.
- 15occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- χόρτον5
- χόρτος3
- χόρτος,2
- χόρτον,1
- χόρτου1
- χόρτου,1
- χόρτου·1
- χόρτῳ.1
How it is rendered · 9
- grass5
- grass,3
- [the] grass1
- a plant1
- grass.1
- hay,1
- of grass1
- of grass;1
- plants1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular6
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASM · 6
- N-NSM · 5
- N-GSM · 3
- N-DSM · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 6:30χόρτονchortonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularIf 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?here: grass
- Matthew 13:26χόρτοςchortosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.here: plants
- Matthew 14:19χόρτου,chortounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAnd 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.here: grass,
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 4:28χόρτονchortonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAll by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.here: a plant
- Mark 6:39χόρτῳ.chortōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThen Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.here: grass.
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
James2 occurrences
- James 1:10χόρτουchortounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularBut the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.here: of grass
- James 1:11χόρτονchortonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularFor 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.here: grass
1 Peter3 occurrences
- 1 Peter 1:24χόρτος,chortosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,here: grass,
- 1 Peter 1:24χόρτου·chortounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularFor, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,here: of grass;
- 1 Peter 1:24χόρτος,chortosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,here: grass,
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 8:7χόρτοςchortosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen 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.here: [the] grass
- Revelation 9:4χόρτονchortonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThey 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.here: grass