chorus
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
member of the chorus: Ar. and P. χορευτής, ὁ.
ledder of the chorus: P. κορυφαῖος.
one who provides a chorus: Ar. and P. χορηγός, ὁ.
provision of a chorus: P. χορηγία, ἡ.
provide a chorus, v.: Ar. and P. χορηγεῖν.
a chorus of approval: use P. and V. πολὺς ἔπαινος.
Latin > English
chorus chori N M :: choir; singing; sanctuary; those in sanctuary
chorus chorus chori N M :: chorus; choral passage in a play; dancing/singing performance/ers; school
chorus chorus chori N M :: round/ring dance; dancers; movement of planets; magistrate's court; multitude
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
chŏrus: i, m., = χορός [cf. Lidd. and Scott under χορός].
I A dance in a ring, a choral dance, a dance, = chorea: chorus et cantus, Tib. 1, 7, 44; cf. Prop. 4 (5), 6, 70: Nympharum leves chori, Hor. C. 1, 1, 31: ferre pedem choris, id. ib. 2, 12, 17; Tib. 2, 1, 56: choros agere, Prop. 2, 3, 18: agitare, Verg. G. 4, 533: ducere, Hor. C. 1, 4, 5; 4, 7, 6: exercere, Verg. A. 1, 499: indicere, id. ib. 11, 737: instaurare, Stat. Achill. 4, 145: ostentare, id. ib. 2, 148 sq.: celebrare, Sen. Herc. Oet. 594: nectere, id. ib. 367: dare, Mart. 4, 44.—
b The harmonious motions of the heavenly bodies (cf. chorea), Tib. 2, 1, 88. —
II Meton. (abstr. pro concr.), a troop or band of dancers and singers, a chorus, choir: saltatores, citharistas, totum denique comissationis Antonianae chorum, etc., Cic. Phil. 5, 6, 15; Cat. 63, 30: Phoebi chorus, Verg. E. 6, 66; cf. Prop. 3 (4), 5, 20; Hor. C. S. 75: chorus Dryadum, Verg. G. 4, 460: Nereidum, id. A. 5, 240: Idaei chori, id. ib. 9, 112: Pierius, Mart. 12, 3: canorus, Juv. 11, 163; Ov. M. 3, 685.—Of the chorus in tragedy: actoris partes chorus officiumque virile Defendat, etc., Hor. A. P. 193; cf. id. ib. 283; id. Ep. 2, 1, 134; Gell. 19, 10, 12. —
B The heavenly bodies moving in harmony (cf. supra, I. b.): Pleiadum, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 36; Hor. C. 4, 14, 21: astrorum, Stat. Achill. 1, 643.—
C In gen., a multitude, band, troop, crowd: chorus juventutis, Cic. Mur. 24, 49: philosophorum, id. Fin. 1, 8, 26; id. Att. 14, 8, 1; so, vatum, Hor. C. 4, 3, 15: scriptorum, id. Ep. 2, 2, 77: puellarum, id. C. 2, 5, 21: (piscium), Sen. Agam. 452: virtutum, Cic. Off. 3, 33, 116; id. Tusc. 5, 5, 13 (hence, Engl. choir, quire; Fr. choeur; Ital. coro).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
chŏrus,¹⁰ ī, m. (χορός),
1 danse en rond, en chœur : chorus et cantus Tib. 1, 7, 44, la danse et le chant ; leves nympharum chori Hor. O. 1, 1, 31, les danses légères des nymphes ; choros agitare Virg. G. 4, 533, se livrer à la danse || mouvement harmonieux des astres : Tib. 2, 1, 88
2 troupe qui danse en chantant, chœur : saltatores, citharistas totumque comissationis Antonianæ chorum Cic. Phil. 5, 16, danseurs, joueurs de cithare et toute la troupe qui figure aux orgies d’Antoine ; adit Idam properante pede chorus Catul. 63, 30, la troupe dansante gravit prestement l’Ida ; chorus Dryadum Virg. G. 4, 460, le chœur des Dryades || [en part.] le chœur dans la tragédie : Hor. P. 193
3 troupe [en gén.], cortège, foule : Catilina stipatus choro juventutis Cic. Mur. 49, Catilina escorté d’une foule de jeunes gens ; philosophorum chorus Cic. Fin. 1, 26, le chœur des philosophes ; scriptorum chorus Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 77, la troupe des écrivains.
Latin > German (Georges)
chorus, ī, m. (χορός = κύκλος nach Hesych.), I) der Rundtanz, Chortanz, Reigen, Reihen, Hor., Tibull. u.a. – übtr., die harmonische Bewegung der Gestirne, Tibull. 2, 1, 88. – II) meton., die tanzende und singende Schar, der Chor, A) eig., Cic. u.a.: Phoebi, die Musen, Vitr.: canentium, Col.: vom Chor in der Tragödie, Hor. u. Gell. – B) übtr.: 1) die harmonisch sich bewegende Sternenschar, Hor. u.a. – 2) im ällg., jede zu einem Zweck zusammenhaltende Menge, Schar, Haufen, Verein, Reihe, iuventutis, Cic.: philosophorum, Cic.: Baiana negotia chorusque ille, Cic.: ch. (piscium), Sen. Agam. 475 (452): virtutum, Cic. – 3) (als t. t. der Baukunst) chori, die Lagen od. Schichten der übereinander gelegten Ziegelsteine, quader- od. Kieselsteine (griech. δόμοι πλίνθων, Vitr. 2, 3, 4.
Latin > Chinese
chorus, i. m. :: 衆歌會。堂樓。Choros ducere 聚會以歌跳。Stipatus choro juventutis 衆幼穉陪送彼。