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χορός
choros
G5525
G:N-M Greek

a dance

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Choros denotes dances heard as the elder son approached the house in Luke 15:25.

The attested use places the noun among the sounds heard near the house, with the APB rendering the scene as “music and dances” in Luke 15:25.

Senses in use

  1. Dances heard near the house · dominant

    In Luke 15:25, the genitive plural masculine form occurs in what the elder son hears as he draws near the house; the APB renders the scene “he heard music and dances.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 15:25, the APB presents the heard scene as “music and dances.” It cannot by itself isolate the term from the accompanying music.

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