Greek · Strong's G3738
ὀρχέομαι
orcheomaior-kheh'-om-ahee
to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion)
1890 spelling: orchéomai
- ο70
- ρ100
- χ600
- ε5
- ο70
- μ40
- α1
- ι10
Isopsephy 896
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion)
Rendered in the KJV as
dance.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ὀρχησαμένης1
- ὠρχήσασθε,¶¬1
- ὠρχήσασθε·1
- ὠρχήσατο1
How it is rendered · 4
- danced1
- when having danced1
- you did dance,1
- you did dance;1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 2nd person plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-ADI-2P · 2
- V-ADI-3S · 1
- V-ADP-GSF · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 11:17ὠρχήσασθε,¶¬ōrchēsastheverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 2nd person plural‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’here: you did dance,
- Matthew 14:6ὠρχήσατοōrchēsatoverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singularOn Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herodhere: danced