verb
kinamō
Strong’sG2795
I move, stir, excite
stem kin-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κινέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for נוּעַ hi., רמשׂ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2795 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkin-eh'-o
to stir (transitively), literally or figuratively
Fromfrom κίω (poetic for εἶμι, to go);
King James(re-)move(-r), way.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist ἐκίνησα, Epic dialect κίνησα Refs 8th c.BC+ —middle and passive, future κινήσομαι (in passive sense) Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.: aorist middle (Epic dialect) κινήσαντο Refs 3rd c.AD+: aorist passive ἐκινήθην, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐκίνηθεν Refs 8th c.BC+:—set in motion, ἄγε κινήσας, of Hermes leading the souls, Refs 8th c.BC+; simply, move, οὐδέ τι κινῆσαι μελέων ἦν Refs 8th c.BC+, etc.; σκληρὰ ἡ γῆ ἔσται κινεῖν, i.e. plough, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. δόρυ, of a warrior about to attack, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. σκάφην rock a cradle, Refs 3rd c.BC+
b in later Gr., set in motion a process of law, etc., Refs
2 remove a thing from its place, ἀνδριάντα Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. τι τῶν ἀκινήτων meddle with things sacred, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. τὰ χρήματα ἐς ἄλλο τι apply them to an alien purpose, LXX+5th c.BC+; change, innovate, νόμαια Refs 7th c.BC+:—passive, νόμιμα κινούμενα Refs 5th c.BC+: so absolutely in active, change treatment, Refs
3 Grammars, inflect, τὰ ῥήματα ἐκίνει τὸ τέλος Refs 2nd c.AD+ —more usually in passive, κατὰ τὸ τέλος κινεῖσθαιRefs
4 alter a manuscript reading, Refs 1st c.BC+
II disturb, of a wasps' nest, τοὺς δ᾽ εἴ πέρ τις.. κινήσῃ ἀέκων Refs 8th c.BC+; arouse, κ. τινὰ ἐξ ὕπνου Refs 5th c.BC+; urge on, φόβος κ. τινά Refs 4th c.BC+; φυγάδα πρόδρομον κινήσασα having driven him in headlong flight, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἐπιρρόθοις κακοῖσιν attack, assail,Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. τινά incite or stir one up to speak, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. τὰ πολλὰ καὶ ἄτοπα stir up.. questions, Refs 5th c.BC+; call in question an assumption, τὰ μέγιστα κ. τῶν μαθηματικῶν Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+; κινεῖται γὰρ εὐθύς μοι χολή my bile is stirred, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 set going, cause, call forth, φθέγματα Refs 5th c.BC+ K.; πόλεμον, πολέμους, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 in Medicine texts, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 obscene meaning, κ. γυναῖκα Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. τὰ σκέλεα Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.5 phrases: κ. πᾶν χρῆμα turn every stone, try every way, Refs 5th c.BC+; μὴ κ. εὖ κείμενον 'let sleeping dogs lie', Refs 5th c.BC+; μὴ κίνει Καμάριναν, ἀκίνητος γὰρ ἀμείνων Oracle texts cited in Refs 5th c.AD+; κινεῦντα μηδὲ κάρφος 'not stirring a finger', Refs 3rd c.BC+; κ. τὸν ἀπ᾽ ἴρας πύματον λίθον 'play the last card', Refs 7th c.BC+
II.6 in Law, πολιτικῶς κ. κατά τινος employ civil action against, Refs
B passive, to be put in motion, go, Refs 8th c.BC+; <κι>νηθεὶς ἐπῄει uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, to be moved, stir, κινήθη ἀγορή, ἐκίνηθεν φάλαγγες, Refs 8th c.BC+; of an earthquake, Δῆλος ἐκινήθη Refs 5th c.BC+; τί κεκίνητα; what motion is this? Refs 5th c.BC+; κινεῖσθαι, opposed to ἑστάναι, motion, opposed to rest, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥσπερ χορδαὶ ἐν λύρᾳ συμπαθῶς κινηθεῖσαι vibrating in unison, Refs 3rd c.AD+
B.2 of persons, to be moved, stirred, ὁ κεκινημένος one who is agitated, excited, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.3 of dancing, κ. τῷ σώματι Refs 5th c.BC+
B.4 move forward, of soldiers, Refs 5th c.BC+; but κ. ἐκ τῆς τάξεως leave the ranks, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.5 to be disturbed or in rebellion, Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.6 κεκινημένος περί τι, Latin versatus in.., Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kinonōκινούμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural | move | 1× |
| kinamiκινήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | remove | 1× |
| kinitaἐκινήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | stirred up | 1× |
| kinilaἐκινήθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | moved | 1× |
| kinaraκινῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | move | 1× |
| kinarōntonκινοῦντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | stirs up | 1× |
| kinarōntoisκινοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | shaking | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinamō | kiname | kinami1×κινήσω | kinama | kinamē | kinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kinasō | kinase | kinasi | kinasa | kinasē | kinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinatō | kinate | kinati | kinata | kinatē | kinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kinanō | kinane | kinani | kinana | kinanē | kinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinavō | kinave | kinavi | kinava | kinavē | kinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kinalō | kinale | kinali | kinala | kinalē | kinalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinomō | kinome | kinomē | kinomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kinosō | kinose | kinosē | kinoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinotō | kinote | kinotē | kinotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kinonō1×κινούμεθα | kinone | kinonē | kinonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinovō | kinove | kinovē | kinovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kinolō | kinole | kinolē | kinolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinimi | kinima |
| you 2nd person singular | kinisi | kinisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kiniti | kinita1×ἐκινήθη |
| we 1st person plural | kinini | kinina |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinivi | kiniva |
| they 3rd person plural | kinili | kinila1×ἐκινήθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinameiō | kinameia | kinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kinaseiō | kinaseia | kinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinateiō | kinateia | kinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kinaneiō | kinaneia | kinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinaveiō | kinaveia | kinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kinaleiō | kinaleia | kinaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinomeiō | kinomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kinoseiō | kinoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinoteiō | kinoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kinoneiō | kinoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinoveiō | kinoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kinoleiō | kinoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | kiniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kiniteia |
| we 1st person plural | kinineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kiniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | kinileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kinasōr | kinasar | kinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinatōr | kinatar | kinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinavōr | kinavar | kinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kinalōr | kinalar | kinalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kinosōr | kinosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinotōr | kinotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinovōr | kinovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kinolōr | kinolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kinisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinivar |
| they 3rd person plural | kinilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinamoiō | kinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kinasoiō | kinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinatoiō | kinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kinanoiō | kinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinavoiō | kinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kinaloiō | kinaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kinosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kinonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kinoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kinisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kiniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kinarō | kinari | kinara1×κινῆσαι | kinarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kinorō | kinorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | kiniri | kinira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kinarōntos3× | kinarintos | kinarantos | kinarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kinorōntos | kinorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | kinirintos | kinirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kin is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
kinonō“move”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 17:28en auto gar zōanō kai kinonō kai anō, hōs kai tinois toiu …‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some …
kinami“remove”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 2:5… ei de mē, erchomō si, kai kinami tan luchnan su ek tou topou …… I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
kinita“stirred up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 21:30kinita tē tas polas holas kai geneta …The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They …
kinila“moved”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 6:14… kai nēsas ek toiu topoiu auteiu kinila.… and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
kinara“move”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Matthew 23:4… de to daktulo autoiu ouk thelalō kinara auteim.… willing to lift a finger to move them.
kinarōnton“stirs up”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Acts 24:5“stirs up”… gar ton andron houton loimon kai kinarōnton stasiain pantoi toi Ioudaioi toi kata …… have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the …
kinarōntois“shaking”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Matthew 27:39tois de paraporeuorōntois blasfēmale auton kinarōntois tain kefalain autoiu… passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
Mark 15:29Kai tois paraporeuorōntois blasfēmale auton kinarōntois tain kefalain autoiu kai legarōntois; Oua …… passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You …