Grass
χόρτοςStrong’s G5528chortos
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chortos is the Greek word usually translated “grass”, “plants” and “plant”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?”
Meaning
Usually translated “grass”, “plants” and “plant”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- grass 10
- of grass 2
- plants 1
- a plant 1
- hay 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Mark 2
- James 2
- Revelation 2
- Luke 1
- John 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:26But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
- Matthew 14:19And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
- Mark 4:28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
- Mark 6:39And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
- Luke 12:28If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
- John 6:10And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
Greek dictionary
χόρτος chortos · grass
χόρτος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for עֶשֶׂב, also for חָצִיר, etc. ;] 1. an enclosure, a feeding place (Hom.). 2. food, esp. for cattle, grass: Mat.13:26 14:19, Mrk.4:28 6:39, Luk.12:28, Jhn.6:10, 1Co.3:12, Jas.1:10-11, 1Pe.1:24" (LXX), Rev.9:4; χ. χλωρός, Mrk.6:39, Rev.8:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “grass” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GR'ASS, noun
- In common usage, herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts.
- In botany, a plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and tubular, a husky calyx, called glume, and the seed single.
All definitions and other forms of “grass”
GR'ASS, verb transitive
To cover with grass or with turf.
GR'ASS, verb intransitive
To breed grass; to be covered with grass
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.