What does χόρτος (chórtos) mean in the Bible?
χόρτος (chórtos): Grass as fleeting, perishable vegetation symbolizing human mortality and the brevity of earthly life.
Greek · G5528
χόρτος
Grass
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χόρτος G5528
Pronunciation chórtos
What does χόρτος (chórtos) mean in the Bible?
χόρτος (chórtos): Grass as fleeting, perishable vegetation symbolizing human mortality and the brevity of earthly life.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5528?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grass (9), of the field (2), [the] stalk (1), hay (1), plant (1).
Where does χόρτος (chórtos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:30. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (3), Matthew (3), James (2), Mark (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It grass 9× Matthew 6:30, Matthew 14:19, Mark 6:39, Luke 12:28
of the field 2× James 1:10, 1 Peter 1:24
[the] stalk 1× Mark 4:28
hay 1× 1 Corinthians 3:12
plant 1× James 1:11
wheat 1× Matthew 13:26
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:30 χόρτον to grass Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:26 χόρτος to wheat Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 14:19 χόρτου to grass Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 4:28 χόρτον to [the] stalk Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 6:39 χόρτῳ to grass Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Luke 12:28 χόρτον to grass Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular John 6:10 χόρτος to grass Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 3:12 χόρτον to hay Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular James 1:10 χόρτου to of the field Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular James 1:11 χόρτον to plant Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:30
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 8
Matthew 3 Mark 2 Luke 1 John 1 1 Corinthians 1 James 2 1 Peter 3 Revelation 2
Source forms
χόρτον 6x chorton Matthew 6:30, Mark 4:28, Luke 12:28, 1 Corinthians 3:12
χόρτος 5x chortos Matthew 13:26, John 6:10, 1 Peter 1:24, Revelation 8:7
χόρτου 3x chortou Matthew 14:19, James 1:10, 1 Peter 1:24
χόρτῳ 1x chortō Mark 6:39
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 6x Matthew 6:30, Mark 4:28, Luke 12:28, 1 Corinthians 3:12
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 5x Matthew 13:26, John 6:10, 1 Peter 1:24, Revelation 8:7
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 14:19, James 1:10, 1 Peter 1:24
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 6:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Grass as fleeting, perishable vegetation symbolizing human mortality and the brevity of earthly life.
Strong's G5528
Lexical occurrences 15 verses Greek text appearances 15 times Word forms 4 forms 15 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:22-34 Source Gloss
grass
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grass as fleeting, perishable vegetation symbolizing human mortality and the brevity of earthly life.
1an enclosure, a feeding place (Hom.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:30 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χόρτον corton
grass, hay
Read verse Matthew 13:26 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
χόρτος cortov
grass, hay
Read verse Matthew 14:19 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
χόρτους, cortouv
grass, hay
Read verse Mark 4:28 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χόρτον, corton
grass, hay
Read verse Mark 6:39 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
χόρτῳ. cortw
grass, hay
Read verse Luke 12:28 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χόρτον corton
grass, hay
Read verse John 6:10 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
χόρτος cortov
grass, hay
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:12 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χόρτον, corton
grass, hay
Read verse James 1:10 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
χόρτου cortou
grass, hay
Read verse James 1:11 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χόρτον, corton
grass, hay
Read verse 1 Peter 1:24 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
χόρτος, cortov
grass, hay
Read verse 1 Peter 1:24 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
χόρτου. cortou
grass, hay
Read verse 1 Peter 1:24 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
χόρτος, cortov
grass, hay
Read verse Revelation 8:7 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
χόρτος cortov
grass, hay
Read verse Revelation 9:4 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χόρτον corton
grass, hay
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 15 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Singular (15)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:26 · John 6:10 · 1 Pet 1:24 · Rev 8:7 5×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:19 · Jas 1:10 · 1 Pet 1:24 3×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Mark 6:39 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:30 · Mark 4:28 · Luke 12:28 · 1 Cor 3:12 · Jas 1:11 · Rev 9:4 6×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Ephemeral vegetation as example of God's care for the insignificant
Grass as metaphor for transience, illustrating temporal nature of human existence
Grass as literal food source for livestock, depicting agricultural provision
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
χόρτος is a primary word - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain