King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3738
Transliteration: orcheomai
Phonetic Spelling: (or-kheh'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to dance
Meaning: to dance
ὀρχέομαι, ὀρχοῦμαι: 1 aorist ὠρχησαμην; (from χορός, by transposition ὄρχος; cf. ά῾ρπω, ἁρπάζω, and Latinrapio, μορφή and Latinforma; (but these supposed transpositions are extremely doubtful, cf. Curtius, § 189; Fick 4:207, 167. Some connect ὀρχέομαι with the root, argh, 'to put in rapid motion'; cf. Vanicek, p. 59)); to dance: Matthew 11:17; Matthew 14:6; Mark 6:22; Luke 7:32. (From Homer down; the Sept. for רָקַד, 1 Chronicles 15:29; Ecclus. 3:4; 2 Samuel 6:21.)
Word Summary
orcheomai: to dance
Original Word: ὀρχέομαιTransliteration: orcheomai
Phonetic Spelling: (or-kheh'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to dance
Meaning: to dance
Strong's Concordance
dance. Middle voice from orchos (a row or ring); to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion) -- dance.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3738: ὀρχέομαιὀρχέομαι, ὀρχοῦμαι: 1 aorist ὠρχησαμην; (from χορός, by transposition ὄρχος; cf. ά῾ρπω, ἁρπάζω, and Latinrapio, μορφή and Latinforma; (but these supposed transpositions are extremely doubtful, cf. Curtius, § 189; Fick 4:207, 167. Some connect ὀρχέομαι with the root, argh, 'to put in rapid motion'; cf. Vanicek, p. 59)); to dance: Matthew 11:17; Matthew 14:6; Mark 6:22; Luke 7:32. (From Homer down; the Sept. for רָקַד, 1 Chronicles 15:29; Ecclus. 3:4; 2 Samuel 6:21.)