ὄρχησις: Difference between revisions

|Definition=εως, ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[dancing]], [[the dance]], <span class="bibl">Epich. 171</span>; ἐς ὄρχησιν ἀνίστασθαι <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.202</span>; esp. [[pantomimic dancing]], <span class="bibl">Id.6.129</span>; δεινὰ ἐποιοῦντο πάσας τὰς ὀ. ἐν ὅπλοις εἶναι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>6.1.11</span>; ἐκπονεῖν <span class="bibl">Plb.4.20.12</span> : a part of <b class="b3">ἡ γυμναστική</b>, acc. to <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>795e</span>; ἡ ἐν τοῖς ὅπλοις ὄ. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cra.</span>406d</span>; <b class="b3">ὄ. ἐνόπλιος, ἐναγώνιος ὄ</b>., <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Salt.</span>8</span>,<span class="bibl">32</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span> 1241 v 27</span> (ii A. D.), etc.; <b class="b3">περὶ Ὀρχήσεως</b>, title of work by Lucian ; cf. <span class="bibl">Ath.1.14d</span>sq., <span class="bibl">14.630b</span>sqq., <span class="bibl">Poll.4.95</span> sq.</span>