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|Beta Code=purri/xh
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|Definition=[ῐ] (sc. [[ὄρχησις]]), ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[war-dance]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>153</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>6.1.12</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>816b</span>; called from one [[Πύρριχος]] the inventor, acc. to <span class="bibl">Aristox. <span class="title">Fr.Hist.</span>46</span>, <span class="bibl">Str.10.3.8</span>, <span class="bibl">10.4.16</span>; but acc. to <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Fr.</span>519</span>, from its being first used at the funeral of Patroclus (from [[πυρά]]); as a prizecontest, <span class="title">CIG</span>2758 IV (Aphrodisias), 3089 (Teos). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> generally, <b class="b3">δειναὶ π</b>. strange [[contortions]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>1135</span>: prov., <b class="b3">πυρρίχην βλέπειν</b> 'to look daggers', <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>1169</span>.</span>
|Definition=[ῐ] (sc. [[ὄρχησις]]), ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[war-dance]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>153</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>6.1.12</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>816b</span>; called from one [[Πύρριχος]] the inventor, acc. to <span class="bibl">Aristox. <span class="title">Fr.Hist.</span>46</span>, <span class="bibl">Str.10.3.8</span>, <span class="bibl">10.4.16</span>; but acc. to <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Fr.</span>519</span>, from its being first used at the funeral of Patroclus (from [[πυρά]]); as a prizecontest, <span class="title">CIG</span>2758 IV (Aphrodisias), 3089 (Teos). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> generally, <b class="b3">δειναὶ π</b>. strange [[contortions]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>1135</span>: [[proverb|prov.]], <b class="b3">πυρρίχην βλέπειν</b> 'to look daggers', <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>1169</span>.</span>
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English (LSJ)

[ῐ] (sc. ὄρχησις), ἡ, A war-dance, Ar.Ra.153, X.An.6.1.12, Pl.Lg.816b; called from one Πύρριχος the inventor, acc. to Aristox. Fr.Hist.46, Str.10.3.8, 10.4.16; but acc. to Arist.Fr.519, from its being first used at the funeral of Patroclus (from πυρά); as a prizecontest, CIG2758 IV (Aphrodisias), 3089 (Teos). 2 generally, δειναὶ π. strange contortions, E.Andr.1135: prov., πυρρίχην βλέπειν 'to look daggers', Ar.Av.1169.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πυρρίχη: [ῐ] (ἐξυπακ. ὄρχησις), ἡ, εἶδος πολεμικῆς ὀρχήσεως (πρβλ. ἐμμέλεια), Ἀριστοφ. Βάτρ. 153, Ξενοφ. Ἀν. 6. 1, 12, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 816Β· ἐκλήθη δὲ οὕτως ἐκ τοῦ ὀνόματος Πύρριχος ὡς ἐκαλεῖτο ὁ ἐπινοήσας αὐτήν, κατὰ τὸν Ἀριστόξενον παρ’ Ἀθην. 630D, Στράβ. 467, πρβλ. 480· ἢ κατὰ τὸν Ἀριστ. (Ἀποσπάσ.), ἐπειδὴ κατὰ πρῶτον ἐγένετο χρῆσις τῆς ὀρχήσεως ταύτης κατὰ τὴν ταφὴν τοῦ Πατρόκλου (ἐκ τοῦ πυρά)· μνημονεύεται δὲ ὡς ἅμιλλα περὶ βραβείου, Συλ. Ἐπιγρ. 2758 iv, v., 3089, -90· πρβλ. πρύλις. 2) καθόλου, δειναὶ π., παράδοξοι συστροφαὶ τοῦ σώματος, Εὐριπ. Ἀνδρ. 1135· - παροιμ., πυρρίχην βλέπειν, ἔνοπλον καὶ πολεμικόν τι βλέπειν, Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 1169. Πρβλ. πυρίχη.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ης (ἡ) :
pyrrhique, danse de guerre.
Étymologie: DELG πυρρός.

Greek Monolingual

ἡ, ΝΑ, και πυρίχη Α
ο πυρρίχιος χορός
αρχ.
1. φρ. «δειναὶ πυρρίχαι» — παράδοξες συστροφές του σώματος
2. παροιμ. φρ. «πυρρίχην βλέπω» — κοιτώ με άγριο βλέμμα, με μίσος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Ο ουσιαστικοποιημένος τ. του θηλ. του επιθ. πύρριχος. Ο τ. πυρίχη είναι ποιητ.].

Greek Monotonic

πυρρίχη: [ῐ] (ενν. ὄρχησις), ἡ,
1. είδος πολεμικής ορχήσεως, σε Αριστοφ., Ξεν.· το όνομα έχει αποδοθεί στον Πύρριχο (Πύρριχος) που την επινόησε·
2. γενικά, δειναὶ π., οι παράδοξες συστροφές του σώματος, σε Ευρ.· — παροιμ., πυρρίχην βλέπειν, «βλέπω κάτι πολεμικό ή ένοπλο», σε Αριστοφ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

πυρρίχη: редко Anth. πυρίχη (ῐ) ἡ
1) (sc. ὄρχησις) пирриха (военная пляска дорического происхождения) Eur., Xen., Plat., Arst.: πυρρίχην βλέπειν Arph. воинственно смотреть;
2) pl. прыжки или извороты (δειναὶ πυρρίχαι Arph.).

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

πυρρίχη -ης, ἡ [πύρριχος] pyrrhichè (krijgsdans); als inw. obj.: πυρρίχην βλέπων met een krijgsdanserige blik Aristoph. Av. 1169.

Middle Liddell


1. (sc. ὄρχησισ), the pyrrhic dance, a kind of war-dance, Ar., Xen.;—attributed to one Πύρριχος the inventor.
2. generally, δειναὶ π. strange contortions, Eur.:—proverb., πυρρίχην βλέπειν "to look daggers, " Ar.

English (Woodhouse)

(see also: πύρριχος) war-dance

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