To dance
ὀρχέομαιStrong’s G3738orcheomai
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Orcheomai is the Greek word usually translated “did dance”, “danced” and “when having danced”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.”
Meaning
Usually translated “did dance”, “danced” and “when having danced”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- you did dance 2
- danced 1
- when having danced 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 14:6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
- Mark 6:22And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
- Luke 7:32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
Greek dictionary
ὀρχέομαι orcheomai · to dance
ὀρχέομαι, -οῦμαι [in LXX for רָקַד, etc. ;] to dance; Mat.11:17 14:6, Mrk.6:22, Luk.7:32.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
D'ANCE, verb intransitive
- Primarily, to leap or spring; hence, to leap or move with measured steps, regulated by a tune, sung or played on a musical instrument; to leap or step with graceful motions of the body, corresponding with the sound of the voice or an instrument.“There is a time to mourn, and a time to dance” Ecclesiastes 3:4
- To leap and frisk about; to move nimbly or up and down.
All definitions and other forms of “dance”
D'ANCE, verb transitive
To make to dance; to move up and down, or back and forth; to dandle; as, to dance a child on the knee.
D'ANCE, noun
- In general sense, a leaping and frisking about.
- A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.