χόρτος
χόρτος,
ὁ, prop.
A). enclosed place (v. sub fin.), but always with collat. notion of
a feeding-place: in
Il.,
farmyard, in which the cattle were kept,
αὐλῆς ἐν χόρτῳ 11.774 ;
αὐλῆς ἐν χόρτοισι 24.640 .
2). generally,
any feeding-ground, pasturage, freq. in pl.,
χόρτοι λέοντος, of Nemea,
Pi. O. 13.44 ;
χόρτοι εὔδενδροι E. IT 134 (lyr.);
χόρτος οὐρανοῦ the expanse of heaven, Poet. ap.
Hsch. II). fodder, provender, esp. for horses and cattle,
Hdt. 5.16 (of fish);
θηρῶν ὀρείων χόρτον, οὐχ ἵππων λέγεις E. Alc. 495 ;
grass, Hes. Op. 606 ,
E. Rh. 771 ,
1 Ep.Cor. 3.12 ;
χ. κοῦφος hay, X. An. 1.5.10 ;
χ. ἐβλάστησεν, ἐξηράνθη, Ev.Matt. 13.26 ,
1 Ep.Pet. 1.24 ;
ἄνθος χόρτου Ep.Jac. 1.10 : opp.
σῖτος (food for man),
Hdt. 9.41 ,
X. Cyr. 8.6.12 ;
χόρτον ἔχει ἔπὶ τοῦ κέρατος as translation of the Lat. proverb,
foenum habet in cornu, of a dangerous ox,
Plu. Crass. 7 .
b). green crop, [γῆ] ἐσπαρμένη χόρτῳ PTeb. 27.72 (ii B. C.), al.
2). Poet.,
food generally,
δούλιος χ. Hippon. 35.6 , cf.
E. Cyc. 507 (lyr.),
Crates Theb. 10 ; cf.
χορτάζω. (Cf. Lat.
hortus, Welsh
garth 'fold, enclosure', Irish
gort 'crop', 'field'.)
ShortDef
a feeding-place; fodder
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Headword (normalized):
χόρτος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χορτος
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">χόρτος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, prop. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">enclosed place</span> (v. sub fin.), but always with collat. notion of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a feeding-place</span>: in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span></span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">farmyard,</span> in which the cattle were kept, <span class="quote greek">αὐλῆς ἐν χόρτῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:774" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.774/canonical-url/"> 11.774 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">αὐλῆς ἐν χόρτοισι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:640" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.640/canonical-url/"> 24.640 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">any feeding-ground, pasturage,</span> freq. in pl., <span class="foreign greek">χόρτοι λέοντος,</span> of Nemea, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13.44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 13.44 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χόρτοι εὔδενδροι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:134" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:134/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 134 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">χόρτος οὐρανοῦ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the expanse</span> of heaven, Poet. ap. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fodder, provender,</span> esp. for horses and cattle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.16 </a> (of fish); <span class="quote greek">θηρῶν ὀρείων χόρτον, οὐχ ἵππων λέγεις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:495" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:495/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 495 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">grass,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:606" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:606/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 606 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:771" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:771/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 771 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:3:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:3.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Cor.</span> 3.12 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χ. κοῦφος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hay,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:5:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:5:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 1.5.10 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">χ. ἐβλάστησεν, ἐξηράνθη,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Matt.</span> 13.26 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg021.perseus-grc1:1:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg021.perseus-grc1:1.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Pet.</span> 1.24 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἄνθος χόρτου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg020.perseus-grc1:1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg020.perseus-grc1:1.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Jac.</span> 1.10 </a> : opp. <span class="foreign greek">σῖτος</span> (food for man), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.41/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 9.41 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:6:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:6:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.6.12 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">χόρτον ἔχει ἔπὶ τοῦ κέρατος</span> as translation of the Lat. proverb, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">foenum habet in cornu,</span> of a dangerous ox, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg039:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg039:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Crass.</span> 7 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">green crop,</span> <span class="quote greek">[γῆ] ἐσπαρμένη χόρτῳ</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PTeb.</span> 27.72 </span> (ii B. C.), al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> Poet., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">food</span> generally, <span class="quote greek">δούλιος χ. </span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0233.tlg001:35:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0233.tlg001:35.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hippon.</span> 35.6 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:507" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:507/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyc.</span> 507 </a> (lyr.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Crates Theb.</span> 10 </span>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">χορτάζω.</span> (Cf. Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hortus,</span> Welsh <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">garth</span> \'fold, enclosure\', Irish <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gort</span> \'crop\', \'field\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}