Quick Definition
I dance
Strong's Definition
to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion)
Derivation: middle voice from (a row or ring);
KJV Usage: dance
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀρχέομαι, ὀρχοῦμαι: 1 aorist ὠρχησαμην; (from χορός, by transposition ὄρχος; cf. ά῾ρπω, ἁρπάζω, and Latinrapio, μορφή and Latinforma; (but these supposed transpositions are extremely doubtful, cf. Curtius, § 189; Fick 4:207, 167. Some connect ὀρχέομαι with the root, argh, 'to put in rapid motion'; cf. Vanicek, p. 59)); to dance: Mat_11:17; Mat_14:6; Mar_6:22; Luk_7:32. (From Homer down; the Sept. for ψΘχΗγ, 1Ch_15:29; Sir_3:4; 2Sa_6:21.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὀρχέομαι orcheomai 4x
to dance, Mat_11:6 ; Mat_11:17 ; Mar_6:22 ; Luk_7:32
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὀρχέομαι , -οῦμαι ,
[in LXX for H7540 , etc.;]
to dance; Mat_11:17 ; Mat_14:6 , Mar_6:22 , Luk_7:32 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὀρχέομαι (~ ὠρχέομαι ) [page 459]
For the subst. ὀρχηστής cf. P Strass II. 92 .6 (B.C. 244 3) Ὀνόρις [ὀρ ]χ̣ηστής , P Oxy III. 526 .9 (ii/A.D.) ἀναβέ (= αί )νω σὺν [τῷ ὀρ ]χηστῇ , and for ὀρχήστρια , dancing-girl, cf. P Grenf II. 67 (A.D. 237) (= Selections , p. 108), a contract for the services of two dancing-girls for an approaching festival .4 ff. βούλομαι [ἐ ]κλαβεῖν παρὰ σοῦ Τ [.]σαῒν [ὀρ ]χ̣ήστριαν σὺν ἑτέρᾳ μιᾷ [λ ]ει [τουρ ]γήσιν ἡμῖν κτλ . (cf. Mat_14:6 ). For references to music and dancing in the papyri see a paper in SAM iii. p. 117 ff.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ὀρχέομαι [Etym: ὄρχος] "to dance in a row", and generally, "to dance", Hom. , etc.; δώσω τοι Τεγέην ὀρχήσασθαι will give thee Tegea "to dance in or on", Orac. ap. Hdt. ; c. acc. cogn., Λακωνικὰ σχήματα ὀρχεῖσθαι "to dance" Laconian figures, Hdt. trans. "to represent by pantomimic dancing", ὀρχεῖσθαι τὸν Αἴαντα (as Horace, "Cyclopa moveri)", Luc. metaph. "to bound", ὀρχεῖται καρδία φόβωι Aesch.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ὀρχέομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX for רָקַד, etc. ;]
to dance; Mat.11:17 14:6, Mrk.6:22, Luk.7:32.†
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