χορός, χορου, ὁ (by metathesis from ὄρχος, ὀρχέομαι ((?); probably related to χόρτος (Latinhortus), χρόνος, etc., denoting primarily 'an enclosure for dancing'; cf. Curtius, § 189)), from Homer down, a band (of dancers and singers), a circular dance, a dance, dancing: Luk_15:25 (for ξΐηεμΘδ, Exo_15:20; Jdg_11:34, etc.; for ξΘηεμ, Lam_5:15; Psa_150:4).

χορός choros 1x dancing with music, Luk_15:25

χορός , -οῦ , ὁ , [in LXX chiefly for H4234 , H4246 ;] a dance: pl ., Luk_15:26 .†

χορός [page 690] χορός , in the sense of a choir or band of singers, may be illustrated by the Christian sepulchral inscr. Preisigke 3913 .8 ὁ θεὸς ἀναπαύσεως τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦ χοροῦ τῶν ἀγγέλων .

χορός χορός, οῦ, ὁ, "a round dance", used at banquets and festive occasions, Hom. , Hes. :—at Athens, the χορὸς κύκλιος performed "round" the altar of Dionysus, Hdt. , Eur. , etc. from the Dionysiac Chorus arose the Attic Drama, which consisted at first of tales inserted in the intervals of the Dance (ἐπεισόδια), recited by "a single actor": this dramatic chorus was either τραγικός consisting usually of 15 persons, or κωμικός of 24. When a Poet wished to bring out a piece, he asked a Chorus from the Archon, and the expenses, being great, were defrayed by some rich citizen (the χορηγός): it was furnished by the Tribe and trained originally by the Poet himself (hence called χοροδιδάσκαλος). "a chorus, choir", i. e. "a band of dancers and singers", Hhymn. , Pind. generally, "a choir or troop", τέκνων Eur. ; also of things, χ. σκευῶν "a row" of dishes, Xen. ; χ. ὀδόντων "a row" of teeth, whence the joke of οἱ πρόσθιοι χοροί, for the front teeth, Ar. "a place for dancing", λείηναν χορόν Od. , etc.

χορός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for מָחוֹל, מְחֹלָה ;] a dance: pl., Luk.15:25.† (AS)