Ὀρχήστρα
orchestra, dance-floor
Translated by Catharine Roth7 Apr 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] an exercise-ground. Also [sc. attested is] o)rxh/strion ["little dance-floor"]. Also [sc. attested is] o)rxhsth/s ["dancer"].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀρχήστρα· ἡ παλαίστρα. καὶ Ὀρχήστριον. καὶ Ὀρχηστής.
Betacode
*)orxh/stra: h( palai/stra. kai\ *)orxh/strion. kai\ *)orxhsth/s.
Notes
- Adler reports the same entry in the Ambrosian Lexicon for the primary headword itself and a similar one for 'dancer'.
Linked from2 entries
- ο670Ὄρχησιςdance, dancingHomer knows two dances, the one performed by acrobats and the one with the ball. Aristonikos of Karystos, the ball-player of king Alexander [sc. the Great], danced the ball-dance.
- π436ΠαρασκήνιαparaskeniaParaskenia seems to be the name for the place, by the skene [in a theater], designated for the preparations for the contest. But Didymus maintains that the entrances on each side of the orchestra are so called.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 20 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth