King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5525
Transliteration: choros
Phonetic Spelling: (khor-os')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a dance, chorus
Meaning: a dance, chorus
χορός, χορου, ὁ (by metathesis from ὄρχος, ὀρχέομαι ((?); probably related to χόρτος (Latinhortus), χρόνος, etc., denoting primarily 'an enclosure for dancing'; cf. Curtius, § 189)), from Homer down, a band (of dancers and singers), a circular dance, a dance, dancing: Luke 15:25 (for מְחולָה, Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34, etc.; for מָחול, Lamentations 5:15; Psalm 150:4).
Word Summary
choros: a dance, chorus
Original Word: χορόςTransliteration: choros
Phonetic Spelling: (khor-os')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a dance, chorus
Meaning: a dance, chorus
Strong's Concordance
dancing. Of uncertain derivation; a ring, i.e. Round dance ("choir" -- dancing.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5525: χορόςχορός, χορου, ὁ (by metathesis from ὄρχος, ὀρχέομαι ((?); probably related to χόρτος (Latinhortus), χρόνος, etc., denoting primarily 'an enclosure for dancing'; cf. Curtius, § 189)), from Homer down, a band (of dancers and singers), a circular dance, a dance, dancing: Luke 15:25 (for מְחולָה, Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34, etc.; for מָחול, Lamentations 5:15; Psalm 150:4).