ὄρχησις

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ἡμέραν δ' ἐξ ἡμέρας ῥίπτεις κυβεύων τὸν πρὸς Ἀργείους Ἀρη → day after day you cast your dice in war against the Argives, day by day you make your throw adventuring war against the Argives

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Full diacritics: ὄρχησις Medium diacritics: ὄρχησις Low diacritics: όρχησις Capitals: ΟΡΧΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: órchēsis Transliteration B: orchēsis Transliteration C: orchisis Beta Code: o)/rxhsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A dancing, the dance, Epich. 171 ; ἐς ὄρχησιν ἀνίστασθαι Hdt.1.202 ; esp. pantomimic dancing, Id.6.129 ; δεινὰ ἐποιοῦντο πάσας τὰς ὀ. ἐν ὅπλοις εἶναι X.An.6.1.11 ; ἐκπονεῖν Plb.4.20.12 : a part of ἡ γυμναστική, acc. to Pl.Lg.795e ; ἡ ἐν τοῖς ὅπλοις ὄ. Id.Cra.406d ; ὄ. ἐνόπλιος, ἐναγώνιος ὄ., Luc.Salt.8,32, POxy. 1241 v 27 (ii A. D.), etc.; περὶ Ὀρχήσεως, title of work by Lucian ; cf. Ath.1.14dsq., 14.630bsqq., Poll.4.95 sq.

German (Pape)

[Seite 389] ἡ, das Tanzen, nach Plat. Legg. VII, 795 d ein Theil der Gymnastik, u. nach II, 654 b mit der ᾠδή die χορεία ausmachend; ἡ ἐν ὅπλοις ὄρχησις, Waffentanz, Crat. 406 d, wie ἐνόπλιος u. ἐναγώνιος, Luc. de salt. 32 u. Plut. Num. 32; bes. die Kunst des pantomimischen Tänzers, ὀρχήσεις ἐκπονεῖν, Pol. 4, 20, 12; vgl. bes. Luc. de salt.; τραγική, Ath. I c. 37.