ὄρχησις

orchesis

dancing, the dance

Appears 39 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 38
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Book II 8
Chapter ?

654d5
654e5
673d2
654a4
654b3
660b5
670a1
673a7
Book VI 1
Chapter ?

764e4
Book VII 28
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795e1
795e1
795e7
796c1
796c8
798e6
802c3
813d6
813e8
814e1
815c6
815d2
815d5
816c3
816c6
816d7
799a4
800a6
802a5
802a7
809b4
813a7
815a1
815b4
815b5
815b7
816b3
816b7
Book VIII 1
Chapter ?

835b1
Cratylus 1
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Chapter ?

406d12

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.

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