Quick Definition
χορός, οῦ, ὁ n.m. a dance, dancing
Strong's Definition
of uncertain derivation; a ring, i.e. round dance ("choir"
KJV Usage: dancing
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -οῦ | ἐπιχορηγέω · ἐπιχορηγία · χορηγέω
15.244 · Linear Movement · Dance
to dance, dancing patterned rhythmic movements of the whole and/or parts of the body, normally to the accompaniment of music In a number of languages there are highly specific terms for various types of dancing, and one must make certain that the appropriate expression is used. Some terms for dancing may refer only to erotic dances; others, to highly ritualized performances in drama or religious practice; and still others may refer to personal expressions of happiness, joy, or grief. Special care must be exercised in selecting a term which will fit the context.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χορός, -οὔ, 6, (by metath. fr. dpxos, ὀρχέομαι, [(?); prob. related to χύρτος (Lat. hortus), χρόνος, ete., denoting primarily ‘an enclosure for dancing ’; ef. Curtius § 189), fr. Hom. down, a band (of dancers and singers), a circular dance, a dance, dancing: Lk. xv. 25 (for npn, Ex. xv. 20; Judg. xi. 34, ete.; for Sinn, Lam. v. 15; Ps, cl. 4).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χορός choros 1x
dancing with music, Lk. 15:25*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
χορός, -οῦ, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for מָחוֹל, מְחֹלָה ;]
a dance: pl., Lk 15:26.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χοῖρος, “‘a pig”: P Tebt I. 190 (early i/B.c.) τιμὴν χοίρου (δραχμαὶ) ἢ, Chrest. I. 73° (a.p. 247-8) an order that πάντας τοὺς χοίρους ἐξελασθῆναι ἀπὸ ἱεροῦ κώμης Ἰάλμεως, in order that the sacred service may not be disturbed (cf. OG/S 210), P Flor II. 166!* (iii. a.p.) τὸν Χοῖρον καὶ τὰ δελφάκια (‘‘sucking pigs’’) τὰ B καλὰ παράδος Γρηγωρίῳ τῷ μαγείρῳ μου, ἀλλὰ ἤτω ὁ χοῖρος καλός, and P Oxy VI. gor® (a.p. 336) ἡμέτεροι χῦροι δύο τὴν ὁρμὴν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ ἡμέτερον ἔδαφος (cf. Mk 513). For dim. χοιρίδιον, see P Ryl II. 22013 (a.p. 38) περὶ δὲ τῆς τροφῆς τῶν χοιριδίω(ν), and similarly 13, P Fay 1111 (A.D. 95-6) πεζῶι [τὰ χ]υρίδια ἐλάσαι, ‘to drive the pigs. on foot,” 20. 1157 (A.D. 101) μέλλομεν. . . χυρίδια θύειν εἰς τὰ γενέσια Σαβίνου, ‘‘ we intend to sacrifice pigs on the birthday feast of Sabinus’’ (Edd.), and P Oxy VI. 932!° (late 1i/A.D.) τὰ χοιρίδια χωρὶς pod μὴ πώλι, ‘do not sell the young pigs without me” (Edd.). The adj. χοίρειος, ‘‘(flesh) of a pig” occurs in P Magd 4" (B.C. 221) πρᾶξαι αὐτοὺς τὴν τιμὴν τ[ῶν χοι]ρείων. , χολάω, ““am angry with’’ c. dat. pers. Jn γ58. For χολόω see Preisigke 4531, an inscr. stating that the defilement of a sacred spot ἕξει τὸν Σέραπιν κεχολωμένον. In Menander *Emtpér. 176 xoAdw occurs in its original sense ‘fam mad.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
χορός (choros) — a dance. χορός, ὁ, dance, αἰεὶ δ᾽ ἡμῖν δαίς τε φίλη κίθαρίς τε χοροί τε [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later of the dance as a public religious ceremony, Διόνυσον τιμώσας χοροῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χοροὺς ἀνῆγον αἱ πόλεις (i.e. εἰς τὴν Δῆλον) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πεν- ἀνδρῶν χ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κύκλιος χ. (see. κύκλιος); θυσίῃσί σφεα (i.e. Δαμίην καὶ Αὐξησίην) καὶ χοροῖσι γυναικηΐοισι κερτόμοισι ἱλάσκοντο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τραγικοὶ χοροί, at Sicyon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence of the chorus in the Attic drama, οἱ χ. τῶν τραγῳδῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. τραγικός, κωμικός, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also χ. τρυγικός, τρυγῳδικός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; arranged in six rows, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὃς οὐκ ἔδωκ᾽ αἰτοῦντι Σοφοκλέει χορόν (of the archon to whom the poet applied) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χορὸν λαβεῖν, ἔχειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. συλλέξαι, χοροὺς ἀθροίζειν (i.e. from the tribe), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. choir, band of dancers and singers, h. Ven.[NT+5th c.BC+]
II.2. generally, choir, troop, ἰχθύων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, ἄστρων αἰθέριοι χ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. σκευῶν row of dishes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. δονάκων row of reeds, i. e. Pan's pipe, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; χ. ὀδόντων a row of teeth, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] for the front teeth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν σοφίαν ποῦ χοροῦ τάξομε; in what class shall we place it? [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. place for dancing, ἐν δὲ χ. ποίκιλλε.. Ἀμφιγυήεις [Refs 8th c.BC+]; at Sparta the ἀγορά was called χορός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: see below (Acc. to [Refs 5th c.AD+] ={κύκλος},{στέφανος}, and therefore properly denotes a ring-dance.)