ΧΟΡΤΟΝ, χορτον
CHORTON, chorton
Sounds Like: KHOR-ton
Translations: grass, a grass, hay, fodder, herb
From the root: ΧΟΡΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to grass, hay, or fodder, often used to describe vegetation that serves as food for animals. It can also refer more generally to herbs or green plants. It is typically used in contexts describing fields, pastures, or the natural environment.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5528 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 91:8, 103:14, 104:35, 105:20, 146:8
- Proverbs — 27:25
- Job — 40:15, 41:20
- Matthew — 6:30
- Mark — 4:28
- Luke — 12:28
- 1 Corinthians — 3:12
- James — 1:11
- Revelation — 9:4
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 20 — 4:85
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 1:29, 1:30, 2:5, 3:18
- Deuteronomy — 32:2
- Psalms — 91:8, 103:14, 104:35, 105:20, 146:8
- Odes — 2:2
- Proverbs — 27:25
- Job — 40:10, 41:19
- Isaiah — 10:17, 42:15
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 4:22, 4:29, 4:30, 5:21
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 4:12, 4:14, 4:29, 4:30
- Amos — 7:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΟΡΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΧΟΡΤ — grass, hay, fodder, pasture, a blade of grass, a plant
- ΧΟΡΤΟΣ — grass, hay, fodder, a grass
- ΧΟΡΤΟΥ — of grass, of hay, of fodder, of pasture, of herbage
- ΧΟΡΤΩ — grass, hay, fodder, pasture, a pasture, a blade of grass
- ΧΟΡΤΩΔΗ — grassy, full of grass, herbaceous
- ΧΟΡΤΩΝ — of grass, of hay, of fodder, of pasture, of food
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