Strong's Greek · G3738
G3738 orchéomai
ὀρχέομαι
or-kheh'-om-ahee
to dance
Looking for Hebrew H3738 kârâh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G3738. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
orchéomai appears 4 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Mark and Luke. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to dance (from the ranklike or regular motion)
In the King James Version
dance
Derivation
middle voice from ὄρχος (a row or ring);
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.””
“On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod”
“They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’”
“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
