ὄρχησις

orchesis

dancing, the dance

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Poetics 2
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Chapter 2 1448a1–18

1448a9
Chapter 26 1461b26–1462b19

1462a9
Politics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 5 1339a11–1340b19

1339a21

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὄρχησις, 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.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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