ὀρχέομαι
orcheomai
“to dance”
Definition
to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion)
middle voice from (a row or ring);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
ὀρχέομαι appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another:‘We played the flute for you,and you did not dance;we sang a dirge,and you did not weep.’
‘We played the flute for you,and you did not dance;we sang a dirge,and you did not mourn.’
On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
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