Strong's Lexicon

G5527

G5527 — χόρτασμα

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekchortasmanounOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G5527
Word:χόρτασμα
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from G5526
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:chortasma
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khor'-tas-mah
Meaning:1. forage, i.e. food
KJV Renderings:sustenance

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

χόρτασμα, χορτασματος, τό (χορτάζω), feed, fodder, for animals (the Sept.; Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, others); food (vegetable) sustenance, whether for men or flocks: plural Act 7:11.

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

χόρτασμα (sustenance)

Acts 7:11

KJV: Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan and great affliction and our fathers found no sustenance
GK: ήλθε δε λιμός εφ΄ όλην την γην Αιγύπτου και Χαναάν και θλίψις μεγάλη και ουχ εύρισκον χορτάσματα οι πατέρες ημών
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