Orcheomai describes dancing, whether declined in a children's comparison or performed before Herod and his guests.

The attested use describes dancing: people decline to dance to flute-playing in the children's comparisons, while Herodias's daughter dances in the scenes involving Herod.

1. Dancing in comparison and performance · dominant

   In Luke 7:32 and Matthew 11:17, the second-person aorist middle indicative form occurs in the children's complaint that flute-playing was met with no dancing; the APB renders the clause "you did not dance." In Mark 6:22 and Matthew 14:6, aorist middle forms describe Herodias's daughter dancing before Herod and others; the APB renders "danced" in each verse.

   Luke 7:32Matthew 11:17Mark 6:22Matthew 14:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the action with "dance" or "danced." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish finer distinctions.