"pr. to feed or fill with grass, herbage, etc., to fatten; used of animals of prey, to satiate, gorge, Rev. 19:21; of persons, to satisfy with food, Mt. 14:20; 15:33, 37; met. to satisfy the desire of any one, Mt. 5:6"
Definition and meaning
pr. to feed or fill with grass, herbage, etc., to fatten; used of animals of prey, to satiate, gorge, Rev. 19:21; of persons, to satisfy with food, Mt. 14:20; 15:33, 37; met. to satisfy the desire of any one, Mt. 5:6
In the original Greek the word is written: χορτάζω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of chortazo (G5526) across the King James Bible.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
And they did all eat, and were filled.
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
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Common questions
Strong's G5526 (chortazo) is a Greek word that means: pr. to feed or fill with grass, herbage, etc., to fatten; used of animals of prey, to satiate, gorge, Rev. 19:21; of persons, to satisfy with food, Mt. 14:20; 15:33, 37; met. to satisfy the desire of ... It appears 15 times in the King James Bible.
The word chortazo (G5526) appears 15 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5526 is chortazo, a Greek word defined as: pr. to feed or fill with grass, herbage, etc., to fatten; used of animals of prey, to satiate, gorge, Rev. 19:21; of persons, to satisfy with food, Mt. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
chortazo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.