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Strong's G5528 χόρτος (chortos)

Chortos means “blade” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5528 — cakal (“play the”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5528
Language Greek
Linked Usages 56
Books 19

Strong's G5528 Quick Answer

Strong's G5528 χόρτος (chortos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. chortos (khor'-tos) n. 1. a "court" or "garden" 2. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation It has 56 linked Bible usages across 19 books. Visible English usage signals include grass and blade. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
chortos (khor'-tos) n. 1. a "court" or "garden" 2. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation
Usage
56 linked usages
Books
19 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
grass and blade

Meaning and Definition

chortos (khor'-tos) n. 1. a "court" or "garden" 2. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation [apparently a primary word] KJV: blade, grass, hay

Original Word
χόρτος
Transliteration
chortos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5528. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

grass

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G5528 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chortos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

grass Matthew 6:30 10× blade Matthew 13:26

How Strong's G5528 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 42 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5528 (χόρτος) appears 45 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5528 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5528 in the New Testament

13 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 6:30 KJV

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?

Matthew 13:26 KJV

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Matthew 14:19 KJV

And 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.

Strong's G5528 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

42 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 1:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.

Genesis 1:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And the earth brought forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:29 Septuagint / Brenton

And God said, Behold I have given to you every seed-bearing herb sowing seed which is upon all the earth, and every tree which has in itself the fruit of seed that is sown, to you it shall be for food.

Strong's G5528 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 40:16 Septuagint / Brenton

The weed growing upon every water and bank of a river Shall be pulled up before all grass.

Usage Excerpts

First 56 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5528.

Genesis 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.
Genesis 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the earth brought forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said, Behold I have given to you every seed-bearing herb sowing seed which is upon all the earth, and every tree which has in itself the fruit of seed that is sown, to you it shall be for food.
Genesis 1:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to all the wild beasts of the earth, and to all the flying creatures of heaven, and to every reptile creeping on the earth, which has in itself the breath of life, even every green plant for food; and it was so.
Genesis 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and every herb of the field before it was on the earth, and all the grass of the field before it sprang up, for God had not rained on the earth, and there was not a man to cultivate it.
Genesis 3:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
Genesis 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the green herbs.
Deuteronomy 32:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let my speech be looked for as the rain, And my words come down as dew, As the shower upon the herbage, And as snow upon the grass.
4 Kingdoms 19:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that dwelt in them were weak in hand, they quaked and were confounded, they became as grass of the field, or as the green herb, the grass growing on houses, and that which is trodden down by him that stands upon it.
Job 13:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wilt thou be startled at me, as at a leaf shaken by the wind? Or wilt thou set thyself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?
Job 40:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But now look at the wild beasts with thee; They eat grass like oxen.
Job 41:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The bow of brass shall not wound him, He deems a slinger as grass.
Psalms 36:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they shall soon be withered as the grass, And shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
Psalms 71:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: The fruit thereof shall be exalted above Lebanon, And they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.
Psalms 91:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When the sinners spring up as the grass, And all the workers of iniquity have watched; It is that they may be utterly destroyed forever.
Psalms 101:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; For I have forgotten to eat my bread.
Psalms 101:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My days have declined like a shadow; And I am withered like grass.
Psalms 102:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so shall he flourish.
Psalms 103:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He makes grass to grow for the cattle, And green herb for the service of men, To bring bread out of the earth;
Psalms 104:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And devoured all the grass in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.
Psalms 105:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they changed their glory Into the similitude of a calf that feeds on grass.
Psalms 128:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let them be as the grass of the housetops, Which withers before it is plucked up.
Psalms 146:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who covers the heaven with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, And green herb for the service of men;
Proverbs 19:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; But as dew on the grass, so is his favor.
Proverbs 34:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 10:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and he shall sanctify him with burning fire, and it shall devour the wood as grass.
Isaiah 15:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The water of Nimrim shall be desolate, and the grass thereof shall fail: for there shall be no green grass.
Isaiah 32:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As for the land of my people, the thorn and grass shall come upon it, and joy shall be removed from every house.
Isaiah 37:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I weakened their hands, and they withered; and they became as dry grass on the housetops, and as grass.
Isaiah 40:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The voice of one saying, Cry; and I said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.
Isaiah 40:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The grass withers, and the flower fades:
Isaiah 44:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they shall spring up as grass between brooks, and as willows on the banks of running water.
Isaiah 51:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I, even I, am he that comforts thee: consider who thou art, that thou wast afraid of mortal man, and of the son of man, who are withered as grass.
Jeremiah 9:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the carcasses of the men shall be for an example on the face of the field of your land, like grass after the mower, and there shall be none to gather them.
Jeremiah 12:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How long shall the land mourn, and the grass of the field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it? the beasts and birds are utterly destroyed; because the people said, God shall not see our ways.
Jeremiah 14:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The wild asses stood by the forests, and snuffed up the wind; their eyes failed, because there was no grass.
Daniel 4:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and bind it with an iron and brass band; and it shall lie in the grass that is without and in the dew of heaven, and its portion shall be with the wild beasts in the grass of the field.
Daniel 4:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall drive thee forth from men, and thy dwelling shall be with wild beasts, and they shall feed thee with grass as an ox, and thou shalt have thy lodging under the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whom he shall please.
Daniel 4:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the wild beasts of the field, and they shall feed thee with grass as an ox: and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whomsoever he shall please.
Daniel 4:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven forth from men, and he ate grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until his hairs were grown like lions’ hairs, and his nails as birds’ claws.
Daniel 5:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he was driven forth from men; and his heart was given him after the nature of wild beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; and they fed him with grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the most high God is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whomsoever he shall please.
Amos 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when he had finished devouring the grass of the land, that I said, Lord God, be merciful; who shall raise up Jacob? for he is small in number.
Matthew 6:30 New Testament, KJV
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?
Matthew 13:26 New Testament, KJV
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
Matthew 14:19 New Testament, KJV
And 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 4:28 New Testament, KJV
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mark 6:39 New Testament, KJV
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Luke 12:28 New Testament, KJV
If 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 6:10 New Testament, KJV
And 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.
1 Corinthians 3:12 New Testament, KJV
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
James 1:10 New Testament, KJV
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
James 1:11 New Testament, KJV
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
1 Peter 1:24 New Testament, KJV
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
Revelation 8:7 New Testament, KJV
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Revelation 9:4 New Testament, KJV
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
Wisdom of Sirach 40:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The weed growing upon every water and bank of a river Shall be pulled up before all grass.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5528, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
James 2 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5528 FAQ

What does chortos (χόρτος) mean?

Chortos (Strong's G5528) is a Greek word most simply glossed "blade". chortos (khor'-tos) n. 1. a "court" or "garden" 2. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation

How many times is chortos (χόρτος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 56 linked usages for Strong's G5528 across 19 books.

Where can I study chortos (χόρτος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5528 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate chortos (χόρτος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as grass and blade. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5528 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 42 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5528, with linked reader references where each row is available.