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ὀρχέομαι orcheomai · G3738

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to dance

ὀρχέομαι, -οῦμαι ; [in LXX for רָקַד, etc. ; ] ; to dance; Mat.11:17 14:6, Mrk.6:22, Luk.7:32.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ὀρχέομαι, ; imperfect ὠρχούμην: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural present ὀρχεῦνται, imperfect ὠρχεῦντο (see. below): future ὀρχήσομαι []: aorist ὠρχησάμην []; infinitive ὀρχήσασθαι []:—passive, aorist ὠρχήθην []:—dance, ἠΐθεοι καὶ παρθένοι.. ὠρχεῦντ᾽ []; ὀ. πρὸς ὅπλα, of the Pyrrhic dance, Demetr.Sceps. cited in []; ὀρχεῖσθαι ταῖς χερσί (compare χειρονομέω) [] to dance in or on, Oracle texts cited in [] dance Laconian steps, [] {ὀρχηδόν}, etc.:—passive, τῶν ὕμνων οἳ μὲν ὠρχοῦντο οἳ δὲ οὐκ ὠρχοῦντο …

Where it's used 4 times

Matthew 11:17 · Matthew 14:6 · Mark 6:22 · Luke 7:32

Source: TBESG G3738; TFLSJ G3738

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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