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χορ-εύω,fut.
A.
-σω
E. Ba. 195
, etc.:aor.
ἐχόρευσα
Id. Cyc. 156
, etc.:pf.
κεχόρευκα
Pl. Lg. 654b
:— Med. , in same sense, E. Ion 1084 (lyr.):fut.
-εύσομαι
A. Ag. 31
:aor.
ἐχορευσάμην
Ar. Th. 103
(lyr.), (ἐξ-) E. Hel. 381 (lyr.):— Pass. ,aor. ἐχορεύθην, pf. κεχόρευμαι, v.infr. 11 :—dance a roundorchoral dance,
Pi. Fr. 116 , Epich. 109 , S. Aj. 701 (lyr.), etc.; esp. of the Dionysiac chorus or dance, E. Cyc. 156 , Ba. 21 , 184 , 207 , etc.: hence,take part in the chorus,regarded as a matter of religion, εἰ γὰρ αἱ τοιαίδε πράξεις τίμιαι, τί δεῖ με χορεύειν;
Close Browse lexicon entries (lyr.);to be one of a chorus,
Ar. Ra. 390 (lyr.), interpol. in D. 18.265 ; considered as a high honour by Athenian citizens, Id. 39.16 , 23 ; τὸ παλαιὸν οἱ ἐλεύθεροι ἐχόρευον
; not allowed to foreigners, Plu. Phoc. 30 : c. dat. pers.,dance tohim,inhishonour,
, cf. X. Eq.Mag. 3.2 ; περί τινα
(lyr.);ἐπὶ Κυρβάντεσιperh. in their train, S. Fr. 862 (lyr.).
2. generally,dance,esp. from joy, χ. ὑφ' ἡδονῆς
, cf. 761 ; αὐτὼ τὼ σκέλει χορεύετον
(troch.); ἁνὴρ χορεύει, καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ καλά
: χ. καὶ ἐν εὐπαθείῃσι εἶναι
3. metaph.,Practise dancing in the chorus,hencepractisea thing,be versedin it, ἔν τινι
4. of anycircling motion,as of the heavenly bodies, ἀνεχόρευσεν αἰθήρ, χορεύει δὲ Σελάνα
(lyr.), cf. Ba. 114 (lyr.); so of a cup, δέπας μεστόν, κύκλῳ χορεῦον
II. c. acc. cogn., χορείας χ.
, Epin. 982e ;φροίμιον χορεύσομαιIwill dancea prelude, A. Ag. 31 ;χ. γάμους to celebratethem, E. IA 1057 (lyr.); ὄργια Μουσῶν
:— Pass. ,κεχόρευται ἡμῖν(sings the Chorus) ourpart is played,
Ar. Nu. 1510 (anap.); τὰ χορευθέντα things represented in mimic dance,
2. trans.,celebrate in choral dance,
, cf. S. Ant. 1153 (lyr.), E. HF 871 (troch.); so Med. , Id. Ion 1084 (lyr.):— Pass. ,to be celebrated in choral dance,
(lyr.), cf. E. Ion 463 (lyr.).
Pass. , also,to be filled with dancesin honour of, c. dat., ἄστεα διφρηλάτᾳ πάντα δι' ἀνακτόρων Ἴσιδι χορεύεται
III. Causal,setonedancing, rouse to the dance, τινα
E. HF 686 (lyr.);πόδα χορεύσας,of spreading ivy, AP 11.33 ( Phil. );ὁ δ' αὐλὸς ὕστερον χορευέτωPratin.Lyr. 1.7 :—metaph. in Pass. , μανίαισιν Λύσσας χορευθέντ' ἀναύλοις
References E. Ba. 195 Id. Cyc. 156 Pl. Lg. 654b E. Ion 1084 A. Ag. 31 Ar. Th. 103 E. Hel. 381 11 Pi. Fr. 116 Epich. 109 S. Aj. 701 E. Cyc. 156 Ba. 21 184 207 S. OT 896 Ar. Ra. 390 D. 18.265 Id. 39.16 23 Arist. Pr. 918b21 Plu. Phoc. 30 X. Eq.Mag. 3.2 Pl. Euthd. 277e E. Alc. 582 S. Fr. 862 Ar. Pl. 288 761 Id. Pax 325 Phryn.Com. 9 Hdt. 1.191 Pl. Tht. 173c Lg. 654b E. Ion 1080 Ba. 114 Antiph. 237.3 Pl. Lg. 942d Epin. 982e E. IA 1057 Ar. Ra. 356 Plb. 4.20.9 Ar. Nu. 1510 Pl. Lg. 655d Pi. I. 1.7 S. Ant. 1153 E. HF 871 Id. Ion 1084 S. OT 1093 E. Ion 463 Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 36.19 E. HF 686 AP 11.33 Phil. 1.7 E. HF 879 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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