χόρτος,ὁ, prop.
A. enclosed place(v. sub fin.), but always with collat. notion ofa 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 expanseof 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,