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Redirected from χορτοϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΧΟΡΤΟΣ, χορτος

CHORTOS, chortos

Sounds Like: KHOR-tos

Translations: grass, hay, fodder, a grass

From the root: ΧΟΡΤΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to grass, hay, or other green fodder for animals. It is a common noun used to describe vegetation, particularly that which grows in fields or serves as food for livestock. It can be used in a general sense for any green plant growth.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G5528 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
Justin Martyr
  • Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 34:5, 50:4
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
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
  • ΧΟΡΤΟΝ — grass, a grass, hay, fodder, herb
  • 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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