Strong’s G5526 · Greek

χορτάζω
chortázō

Definition

to fodder, i.e. (generally) to gorge (supply food in abundance)

Etymology

from G5528 (χόρτος);

Where the KJV renders it

  • feed
  • fill
  • satisfy

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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