ὀρχέομαι orchéomai
Meaning
to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion)
In the King James Version: dance
Derivation: middle voice from (a row or ring);
Where it is used
- Matthew 11:17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
- Matthew 14:6 On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
- Mark 6:22 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.”
- Luke 7:32 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.’