What does κινέω (kinéō) mean in the Bible?
κινέω (kinéō): To move physically or to agitate emotionally; often used for stirring up trouble or unrest.
Greek · G2795
κινέω
To stir (transitively), literally or figuratively
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κινέωG2795
Pronunciationkinéō
What does κινέω (kinéō) mean in the Bible?
κινέω (kinéō): To move physically or to agitate emotionally; often used for stirring up trouble or unrest.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2795?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include shaking (2), move (1), remove (1), stirring up (1), to move (1).
Where does κινέω (kinéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Matthew (2), Revelation (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itshaking2×Matthew 27:39, Mark 15:29
move1×Acts 17:28
remove1×Revelation 2:5
stirring up1×Acts 24:5
to move1×Matthew 23:4
was moved1×Revelation 6:14
was stirred up1×Acts 21:30
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:4κινῆσαιtoto moveVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveMatthew 27:39κινοῦντεςtoshakingVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 15:29κινοῦντεςtoshakingVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 17:28κινούμεθαtomoveVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralActs 21:30Ἐκινήθηtowas stirred upVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularActs 24:5κινοῦνταtostirring upVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularRevelation 2:5κινήσωtoremoveVerb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularRevelation 6:14ἐκινήθησανtowas movedVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:4
Aligned rows8
Books represented4
Matthew2Mark1Acts3Revelation2
Source forms
κινοῦντες2xkinountesMatthew 27:39, Mark 15:29
Ἐκινήθη1xEkinēthēActs 21:30
ἐκινήθησαν1xekinēthēsanRevelation 6:14
κινῆσαι1xkinēsaiMatthew 23:4
κινήσω1xkinēsōRevelation 2:5
κινούμεθα1xkinoumethaActs 17:28
κινοῦντα1xkinountaActs 24:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2xMatthew 27:39, Mark 15:29
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xRevelation 6:14
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 21:30
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xMatthew 23:4
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1xRevelation 2:5
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural1xActs 17:28
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular1xActs 24:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To move physically or to agitate emotionally; often used for stirring up trouble or unrest.
Strong'sG2795
Lexical occurrences8 versesGreek text appearances8 timesWord forms3 forms8 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to stir (transitively), literally or figuratively
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:4Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
κινῆσαιkinhsai
I move, stir, excite
Read verseMatthew 27:39Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κινοῦντεςkinountev
I move, stir, excite
Read verseMark 15:29Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κινοῦντεςkinountev
I move, stir, excite
Read verseActs 17:28Verb First Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
κινούμεθαkinoumeqa
I move, stir, excite
Read verseActs 21:30Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐκινήθηekinhqh
I move, stir, excite
Read verseActs 24:5Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
κινοῦνταkinounta
I move, stir, excite
Read verseRevelation 2:5Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
κινήσωkinhsw
I move, stir, excite
Read verseRevelation 6:14Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐκινήθησαν.ekinhqhsan
I move, stir, excite
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms8TensesPresent, Aorist, FutureVoicesActive, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality3×
Present ActiveMatt 27:39 · Mark 15:29 · Acts 24:53×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveMatt 23:41×
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Aorist PassiveActs 21:30 · Rev 6:142×
Present PassiveActs 17:281×
Future ActiveRev 2:51×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3present3future1
Voice
active5passive2
Mood
indicative3participle3infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 23:4κινῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 27:39κινοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleMark 15:29κινοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleActs 21:30ἐκινήθηaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 24:5κινοῦνταpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 2:5κινήσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveRevelation 6:14ἐκινήθησανaorist passive indicativecompleted
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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