ὀρχ-ηστής

ὀρχ-ηστής, οῦ, ὁ,

A dancer, Il.16.617, 24.261, IG12.785,919, Epich.171, Pi.Fr. 148, Pl.Euthd. 276d, OGI51.45 (Ptolemais, iii B. C.), etc. ; later esp. pantomimic dancer,

αὐτῷ τῷ ῥυθμῷ μιμοῦνται αἱ τῶν ὀ. Arist.Po. 1447a27

, cf. Luc. Salt.67;

ὀ. οἱ ἐς τὰς μαχαίρας ὀρούοντες Democr.228

.

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `to dance', Akt. ὀρχέω `to make dance' (Il., Ion., trag.).

Other forms: Aor. ὀρχήσασθαι (Od.).

Compounds: Also w. prefix as ὑπ-, κατ-, ἐξ-.

Derivatives: 1. the nom. actionis ὀρχ-ηθμός m. `dance' (Hom., h. Ap.), - ησμός m. `id.' (A.), - ηστύς f. `id.' (Hom., E. Kyk. 171; as κιθαριστύς); younger - ησις f. `id.' (posthom.; Holt Les noms d'action en - σις 127; semantic. in spite of Benveniste Noms d'ag. 86 not to be separated from - ηστύς), - ημα ( ὑπ- ὀρχέομαι) n. `id.' (Simon., S., Pl.); 2. the nom. agentis - ηστήρ (Il.), - ηστής, Dor. - ηστάς (Il., Thera, OldAtt.) m.'dancer' with f. - ηστρίς (com., Pl.), - ήστρια(Moer.); 3. the nom. loci - ήστρα f. `dancing-room, orchestra' (Pl., Arist.); 4. the adj. - ηστικός `belonging to dance(r)s, fit for dancing' (Pl., Arist.). Deatils in Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 28f. (a.o. on the analog. - σ-), Benveniste Origines 201, Noms d'ag. 65 f. a. 86, Porzig Satzinhalte 183 a. 236.

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: Iterative-intensive formation, formally from primary ἔρχομαι; s.v. and Schwyzer 719 a. 702 (which DELG finds neither formally nor semantically convincing). Skt. r̥ghāyáti `tremble, scream, rage', of old compared (Bq s.v. w. lit., WP. 1, 147, Pok. 339, Mayrhofer s.v.) can at most be indirectly connected.

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