Strong G3738ὀρχέομαι
to dance
- Transliteration
- orcheomai
- Pronunciation
- or-kheh'-om-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Middle voice fromόρχος orchos (a row or ring); to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion): - dance.
Detailed definition
ὀρχέομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX for רָקַד, etc.;]
to dance; Mat.11:17 14:6, Mrk.6:22, Luk.7:32.†
(AS)
[in LXX for רָקַד, etc.;]
to dance; Mat.11:17 14:6, Mrk.6:22, Luk.7:32.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3738 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dance4
- ye2
First verses
- Matthew 11:17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
- Matthew 14:6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
- Mark 6:22And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
- Luke 7:32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὀρχέομαι,
imperfect ὠρχούμην: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural present ὀρχεῦνται, imperfect ὠρχεῦντο (see. below): future ὀρχήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 1178, etc.)]: aorist ὠρχησάμην [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 69, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.129)]; infinitive ὀρχήσασθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see. below))]:—passive, aorist ὠρχήθην [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euphorio Epicus 87)]:—dance, ἠΐθεοι καὶ παρθένοι.. ὠρχεῦντ᾽ [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.594; Ἅλιον καὶ Λαοδάμαντα κέλευσε μουνὰξ ὀρχήσασθαι 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.371, compare 14.465; πόσσ᾽ ἁπαλοῖσιν ὀρχεῦνται 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 4)]; ὀ. πρὸς ὅπλα, of the Pyrrhic dance, Demetr.Sceps. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 4.155b; ἐν ῥυθμῷ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.3.10)]; ὀρχεῖσθαι ταῖς χερσί (compare χειρονομέω) [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 113.1: with _accusative_ loci, δώσω τοι Τεγέην ποσσίκροτον ὀρχήσασθαι)] to dance in or on, Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.66, cf. Euph. [prev. cited] (_passive_): also with _accusative_ _cognate_, Λακωνικὰ σχημάτια ὀρχεῖσθαι)] dance Laconian steps, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 6.129; ὀ. τὸ Περσικόν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.4.12; ὀ. πρὸς τὸν αὐλὸν σχήματα [prev. author] “Smp.” 7.5; ὀ. τὸν ὅρμον 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Salt.” II)] {ὀρχηδόν}, etc.:—passive, τῶν ὕμνων οἳ μὲν ὠρχοῦντο οἳ δὲ οὐκ ὠρχοῦντο [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 14.631d.)]
2 represent by dancing or pantomime, ὀρχεῖσθαι τὴν τοῦ Κρόνου τεκνοφαγίαν, ὀ. τὸν Αἴαντα, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Salt.” 80, 83, compare “Anthologia Graeca” 9.248 (1st c.AD: Boethus Epigrammaticus), 11.254 (1st c.AD: Lucillius Epigrammaticus).)]
II metaphorically, leap, bound, ὀρχεῖται δὲ καρδία φόβῳ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 166, compare 4th c.BC: Anaxandrides Comicus 59)]; Θεσσαλίη ὠρχήσατο Thessaly shook, trembled, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Delum” 139.)]
III active ὀρχέω, make to dance (see. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 407a))], is used by Ion Trag.[Refs (50, ἐκ τῶν ἀέλπτων μᾶλλον ὤρχησεν φρένας)] made my heart leap (so codices [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus, ὤρχησαι Nauck))]; but ὀρκῆσι in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 1179 is a barbarism for ὀρχῆται.)]
imperfect ὠρχούμην: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural present ὀρχεῦνται, imperfect ὠρχεῦντο (see. below): future ὀρχήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 1178, etc.)]: aorist ὠρχησάμην [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 69, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.129)]; infinitive ὀρχήσασθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see. below))]:—passive, aorist ὠρχήθην [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euphorio Epicus 87)]:—dance, ἠΐθεοι καὶ παρθένοι.. ὠρχεῦντ᾽ [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.594; Ἅλιον καὶ Λαοδάμαντα κέλευσε μουνὰξ ὀρχήσασθαι 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.371, compare 14.465; πόσσ᾽ ἁπαλοῖσιν ὀρχεῦνται 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 4)]; ὀ. πρὸς ὅπλα, of the Pyrrhic dance, Demetr.Sceps. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 4.155b; ἐν ῥυθμῷ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.3.10)]; ὀρχεῖσθαι ταῖς χερσί (compare χειρονομέω) [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 113.1: with _accusative_ loci, δώσω τοι Τεγέην ποσσίκροτον ὀρχήσασθαι)] to dance in or on, Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.66, cf. Euph. [prev. cited] (_passive_): also with _accusative_ _cognate_, Λακωνικὰ σχημάτια ὀρχεῖσθαι)] dance Laconian steps, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 6.129; ὀ. τὸ Περσικόν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.4.12; ὀ. πρὸς τὸν αὐλὸν σχήματα [prev. author] “Smp.” 7.5; ὀ. τὸν ὅρμον 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Salt.” II)] {ὀρχηδόν}, etc.:—passive, τῶν ὕμνων οἳ μὲν ὠρχοῦντο οἳ δὲ οὐκ ὠρχοῦντο [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 14.631d.)]
2 represent by dancing or pantomime, ὀρχεῖσθαι τὴν τοῦ Κρόνου τεκνοφαγίαν, ὀ. τὸν Αἴαντα, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Salt.” 80, 83, compare “Anthologia Graeca” 9.248 (1st c.AD: Boethus Epigrammaticus), 11.254 (1st c.AD: Lucillius Epigrammaticus).)]
II metaphorically, leap, bound, ὀρχεῖται δὲ καρδία φόβῳ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 166, compare 4th c.BC: Anaxandrides Comicus 59)]; Θεσσαλίη ὠρχήσατο Thessaly shook, trembled, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Delum” 139.)]
III active ὀρχέω, make to dance (see. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 407a))], is used by Ion Trag.[Refs (50, ἐκ τῶν ἀέλπτων μᾶλλον ὤρχησεν φρένας)] made my heart leap (so codices [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus, ὤρχησαι Nauck))]; but ὀρκῆσι in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 1179 is a barbarism for ὀρχῆται.)]