κινέω
kinéō · G2795 · Greek · 8 occurrences
Meanings
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to move, to come, to go
To make a change of location in space (a highly generic meaning)
ExamplesActs 17:28 for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His descendants.’
Matthew 23:4 “And they tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as their finger.
Revelation 2:5 ‘Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and repent, and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and I will remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.
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to stir up against, to start a riot, to cause an uproar
To cause people to riot against
ExamplesActs 21:30 Then the whole city was provoked and the people rushed together, and taking hold of Paul they dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.
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to cause
A marker of a causative relation, with the implication of significant activity
ExamplesActs 24:5 “For we have found this man a public menace and one who stirs up dissensions among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
8 occurrences in 7 groups
- Not stated (participle) 3
- νῆσοςisland 1
- ὄροςmountain 1
- πόλιςcity 1
- Not stated: we 1
- Not stated: I 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- κεφαλήhead 2
- λυχνίαlampstand 1
- στάσιςinsurrection 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
To or for whomIndirect object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Ἰουδαῖοςa Jew, Jewish 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐκfrom+ τόποςplace 2
- ἐνin+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὡςas, like 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θέλωto want, to wish, to desire 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀνήρman, husband 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- σαλεύω saleúō · G4531 · to shake, to stir up against, to start a riot
- Both verbs denote causing movement or agitation, with κινέω focusing on the basic action of stirring or setting in motion (literally moving something from its position), while σαλεύω emphasizes the resultant shaking, wavering, or destabilizing effect of such movement, often with implications of toppling or destruction.
- ταράσσω tarássō · G5015 · to cause to move, to stir up, to cause great mental distress
- Both denote stirring or agitating, with κινέω covering literal physical movement and figurative instigation broadly, while ταράσσω emphasizes the roiling or disturbing quality of the agitation, particularly in contexts of water or emotional/social turmoil.
Semantic domains 5 entries
- To move, to come, to go15.1
- κινέω can describe the general activity of moving or being in motion. Acts 17:28 has Paul telling the Athenians “in Him we live and move and exist,” his κινέω naming this ordinary sense of moving about as part of human life sustained by God.
- To move, to remove15.3
- The verb can also describe removing something from its place. Revelation 2:5 warns the church at Ephesus, “I will remove your lampstand from its place,” the κινέω here naming this act of taking the lampstand away entirely.
- To shake (as of the head)16.2
- κινέω is used specifically of shaking the head in mockery. Matthew 27:39 describes those passing the cross “speaking abusively to Him, shaking their heads,” their κινέω being this scornful gesture of shaking the head.
- To stir up against, to start a riot, to cause an uproar39.44
- The verb also describes stirring up civil unrest. Acts 21:30 reports that when the crowd seized Paul, “the whole city was provoked and the people rushed together,” the κινέω describing this citywide commotion stirred up against him.
- To cause90.53
- κινέω can further function causatively, describing making something happen or move. Matthew 23:4 rebukes the scribes and Pharisees who “tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as their finger,” their κινέω naming the causing of movement they refuse to exert.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Also from the root κινέω
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon κίνω; future κινήσω; 1 aorist infinitive κινῆσαι; passive, present κινοῦμαι; 1 aorist…
1. properly, to cause to go, i. e. to move, set in motion (from Homer down);
a. properly, in passive (cf. Winers Grammar, 252 (237)) to be moved, move: of that motion which is evidence of life, Acts 17:28 (Gen 7:21); κινεῖν δακτύλῳ φορτία, to move burdens with a finger, Mt 23:4; τήν κεφαλήν, to move to and fro (A. V. wag) (expressive of derision), Mt 27:39; Mk 15:29 (the Sept. for רֹאשׁ הֵנִיעַ), Ps 21:8; Job 16:4; Sir. 12:18, etc.);
b. to move from a place, to remove: τί ἐκ τοῦ τόπου, Rev 2:5; ἐκ τῶν τόπων, passive, Rev 6:14.
2. Metaphorically, to move i. e. excite: στάσιν, a riot, disturbance, Acts 24:5 ((see στάσις, 2); ταραχήν, Josephus, b. j. 2, 9, 4); τήν πόλιν, to throw into commotion, passive, Acts 21:30. (Compare: μετακινέω, συγκινέω.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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