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ὀρχέομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὀρχέομαι
Greek transliteration: 
orcheomai
Simplified transliteration: 
orcheomai
Principal Parts: 
(ὠρχούμην), -, ὠρχησάμην, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3738
GK Number: 
4004
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to dance
Definition: 
to dance, Mt. 11:6, 17; Mk. 6:22; Lk. 7:32*

Greek-English Concordance for ὀρχέομαι

Matthew 11:17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you (ōrchēsasthe | ὠρχήσασθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) did (ōrchēsasthe | ὠρχήσασθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) not dance (ōrchēsasthe | ὠρχήσασθε | aor mid ind 2 pl); we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Matthew 14:6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced (ōrchēsato | ὠρχήσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) before them and pleased Herod.
Mark 6:22 When the daughter Herodias came in and danced (orchēsamenēs | ὀρχησαμένης | aor mid ptcp gen sg fem), she pleased Herod and his dinner companions. The king said to the young 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 to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you (ōrchēsasthe | ὠρχήσασθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) did (ōrchēsasthe | ὠρχήσασθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) not dance (ōrchēsasthe | ὠρχήσασθε | aor mid ind 2 pl); we wailed in mourning, but you did not weep.’