verb
orchomō
Strong’sG3738
I dance
stem orch-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ὀρχέομαι, -οῦμαι,
[in LXX for רקד, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3738 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidor-kheh'-om-ahee
to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion)
Frommiddle voice from ὄρχος (a row or ring);
King Jamesdance.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperfect ὠρχούμην: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural present ὀρχεῦνται, imperfect ὠρχεῦντο (see. below): future ὀρχήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὠρχησάμην Refs 6th c.BC+; infinitive ὀρχήσασθαι Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, aorist ὠρχήθην Refs 3rd c.BC+:—dance, ἠΐθεοι καὶ παρθένοι.. ὠρχεῦντ᾽ Refs 8th c.BC+; ὀ. πρὸς ὅπλα, of the Pyrrhic dance, Demetr.Sceps. cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀρχεῖσθαι ταῖς χερσί (compare χειρονομέω) Refs 4th c.BC+ to dance in or on, Oracle texts cited in Refs 5th c.BC+ dance Laconian steps, Refs 5th c.BC+ {ὀρχηδόν}, etc.:—passive, τῶν ὕμνων οἳ μὲν ὠρχοῦντο οἳ δὲ οὐκ ὠρχοῦντο Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 represent by dancing or pantomime, ὀρχεῖσθαι τὴν τοῦ Κρόνου τεκνοφαγίαν, ὀ. τὸν Αἴαντα, Refs 1st c.AD+
II metaphorically, leap, bound, ὀρχεῖται δὲ καρδία φόβῳ Refs 4th c.BC+; Θεσσαλίη ὠρχήσατο Thessaly shook, trembled, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III active ὀρχέω, make to dance (see. Refs 5th c.BC+, is used by Ion Trag.Refs made my heart leap (so codices Refs 2nd c.AD+; but ὀρκῆσι in Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| orchetaὠρχήσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | danced | 1× |
| orchevaὠρχήσασθε | happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural | dance | 2× |
| orcherantauὀρχησαμένης | happened · of, belonging toaorist middle participle genitive singular feminine | danced | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | orchomō | orchome | orchomē | orchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | orchosō | orchose | orchosē | orchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orchotō | orchote | orchotē | orchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | orchonō | orchone | orchonē | orchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | orchovō | orchove | orchovē | orchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | orcholō | orchole | orcholē | orcholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | orchemi | orchema |
| you 2nd person singular | orchesi | orchesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orcheti | orcheta1×ὠρχήσατο |
| we 1st person plural | orcheni | orchena |
| ye 2nd person plural | orchevi | orcheva2×ὠρχήσασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | orcheli | orchela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | orchomeiō | orchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | orchoseiō | orchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orchoteiō | orchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | orchoneiō | orchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | orchoveiō | orchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | orcholeiō | orcholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | orchemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | orcheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orcheteia |
| we 1st person plural | orcheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | orcheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | orcheleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | orchosōr | orchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orchotōr | orchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | orchovōr | orchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | orcholōr | orcholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | orchesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orchetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | orchevar |
| they 3rd person plural | orchelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | orchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | orchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | orchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | orchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | orcholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | orchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | orchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | orchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | orchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | orcheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | orchorō | orchorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | orcheri | orchera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | orchorōntos | orchorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | orcherintos | orcherantos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
orch is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
orcheta“danced”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 14:6genesiei de generantei tou Hērōdou orcheta tas thugatras tau Hērōdiadau en te …… birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
orcheva“dance”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 11:17legalō; Aulana vi kai ouk orcheva; thrēnana kai ouk kopteva;… for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you …
Luke 7:32… heim legatō; Aulana vi kai ouk orcheva; thrēnana kai ouk klaiava;… for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you …
orcherantau“danced”happened · of, belonging toaorist middle participle genitive singular feminine1×
Mark 6:22… tau thugatrau autau tau Hērōdiadau kai orcherantau kai areskarantau to Hērōdo kai toi …… the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests …