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ὀρχ-ηστικός

orchestikos

of, fit for dancing, good at dancing

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ὀρχ-ηστικός · orch-ēstikos — LSJ

of, fit for dancing, good at dancing, art of dancing

of or fit for dancing, of the trochaic verse, τετραμέτρῳ ἐχρῶντο διὰ τὸ σατυρικὴν καὶ -ωτέραν εἶναι τὴν ποίησιν Arist. Po. 1449a23 ; ὀ. [μέτρον] ib. 1460a1 ; ὀ. μέλος Id. Fr. 583 ; σχήματα Ath. 1.21e ; of persons, good at dancing, Gal. 6.158, Ptol. Tetr. 64 ; ἡ -κὴ τέχνη the art of dancing, Pl. Lg. 816a, etc.; εἰς -κὸν συνεκπίπτοντες Longin. 41.1.

II pantomimic

pantomimic, Luc. Salt. 31.—ὀρχηστρικός is perh. f.l. for ὀρχηστικός in Theopomp.Hist. 111(a).

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