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Lexicon :: Strong's G5525 - choros

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χορός
Transliteration
choros (Key)
Pronunciation
khor-os'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Strong’s Definitions

χορός chorós, khor-os'; of uncertain derivation; a ring, i.e. round dance ("choir":—dancing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G5525 in the following manner: dancing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G5525 in the following manner: dancing (1x).

  1. a band (of dancers and singers), circular dance, a dance, dancing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χορός chorós, khor-os'; of uncertain derivation; a ring, i.e. round dance ("choir":—dancing.
STRONGS G5525:
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).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
15:20
Judges
11:34
Psalms
150:4
Lamentations
5:15
Luke
15:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5525 matches the Greek χορός (choros),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:20 - And Mariam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, having taken a timbrel in her hand—then there went forth all the women after her with timbrels and dances.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:19 - And when he drew nigh to the camp, he sees the calf and the dances; and Moses being very angry cast the two tables out of his hands, and broke them to pieces under the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:27 - And they went out into the field, and gathered their [fn]grapes, and trod them, and [fn]made merry; and they brought the grapes into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34 - And Jephthae came to Massepha to his house; and behold, his daughter came forth to meet him with timbrels and dances; and she was his only child, he had not another son or daughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:21 - and ye shall see; and lo! if there come out the daughters of the inhabitants of Selom to dance in dances, then shall ye go out of the vineyards and seize for yourselves every man a wife of the daughters of Selom, and go ye into the land of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:5 - And afterward thou shalt go to the hill of God, where is the encampment of the Philistines; there is Nasib the Philistine: and it shall come to pass when ye shall have entered into the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the Bama; and before them will be lutes, and a drum, and a pipe, and a harp, and they [fn]shall prophesy.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:10 - And he comes thence to the hill, and behold a band of prophets opposite to him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:5 - Is not this David whom they [fn]celebrated in dances, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:13 - And there were with him bearing the ark seven bands, and for a sacrifice a calf and lambs.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:40 - And all the people went up after him, and they danced in choirs, and rejoiced with great joy, and the earth [fn]quaked with their voice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:11 - (LXX 29:12) Thou hast turned my mourning into joy for me: thou hast rent off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:3 - Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises to him with timbrel and psaltery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:4 - Praise him with timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and the organ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:13 - (LXX 7:1) Return, return, O Sunamite; return, return, and we will look at thee. What will ye see in the Sunamite? She comes as bands of armies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:15 - The joy of our heart has ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
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