ὄρχ-ησις,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 ofἡ 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. 1.14d sq., 14.630b sqq., Poll. 4.95 sq.