χόρτος, ὁ, properly
enclosed place (see. entry near the end), but always with collateral notion of
a feeding-place: in [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
farmyard, in which the cattle were kept, αὐλῆς ἐν χόρτῳ [
Refs]
2) generally,
any feeding-ground, pasturage, frequently in
plural, χόρτοι λέοντος, of Nemea, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; χόρτος οὐρανοῦ
the expanse of heaven, poetical cited in [
Refs 5th c.AD+]
II)
fodder, provender, especially for horses and cattle, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
grass, [
NT+8th c.BC+]
hay, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. ἐβλάστησεν, ἐξηράνθη, [
NT+5th c.BC+]; χόρτον ἔχει ἔπὶ τοῦ κέρατος as translation of the Latin proverb,
foenum habet in cornu, of a dangerous ox, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
II.b)
green crop, [γῆ] ἐσπαρμένη χόρτῳ [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.2) poetical,
food generally, δούλιος χ. [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; compare χορτάζω. (Cf. Latin
hortus, Welsh
garth 'fold, enclosure', Irish
gort 'crop', 'field'.)