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κινέω

kineo

set in motion

Appears 2,468 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κινέω, aor. ἐκίνησα, Ep. κίνησα Il. 23.730, etc.:—Med. and Pass., fut. κινήσομαι (in pass. sense) Pl. Tht. 182c, D. 9.51, -ηθήσομαι Ar. Ra. 796, Pl. R. 545d, etc.: aor. Med. (Ep.) κινήσαντο Opp. C. 2.582: aor. Pass. ἐκινήθην, Ep.3pl. ἐκίνηθεν Il. 16.280: (cf. κίω):—A. set in motion, ἄγε κινήσας, of Hermes leading the souls, Od. 24.5; simply, move, οὐδέ τι κινῆσαι μελέων ἦν 8.298; κ. θύρην 22.394; κ. κάρη Il. 17.442, etc.; Ζέφυρος κ. λήϊον 2.147; κ. ὄμμα S. Ph. 866; ναῦς ἐκίνησεν πόδα E. Hec. 940 (lyr.), etc.; σκληρὰ ἡ γῆ ἔσται κινεῖν, i.e. plough, X. Oec. 16.11; κ. δόρυ, of a warrior about to attack, E. Andr. 607; κ. στρατιάν Id. Rh. 18 (anap.); κ. ὅπλα Th. 1.82; κ. σκάφην rock a cradle, Phylarch. 36 J. b. in later Gr., set in motion a process of law, etc., PKlein.Form. 405, etc. 2. remove a thing from its place, ἀνδριάντα Hdt. 1.183; γῆς ὅρια Pl. Lg. 842e; κ. τι τῶν ἀκινήτων meddle with things sacred, Hdt. 6.134, cf. S. Ant. 1061, Th. 4.98; κ. τὰ χρήματα ἐς ἄλλο τι apply them to an alien purpose, Id. 2.24; κ. τῶν χρημάτων Id. 1.143, 6.70; κ. τὸ στρατόπεδον X. An. 6.4.27, etc. (κινεῖν alone, Plb. 2.54.2, cf. LXX Ge. 20.1, Plu. Dio 27); change, innovate, νόμαια Hdt. 3.80; τοὺς πατρίους νόμους Arist. Pol. 1268b28; τῶν κειμένων νόμων Zaleuc. ap. Stob. 4.2.19:—Pass., νόμιμα κινούμενα Pl. Lg. 797b; ἰατρικὴ κινηθεῖσα παρὰ τὰ πάτρια Arist. Pol. 1268b35: so abs. in Act., change treatment, ib.1286a13. 3. Gramm., inflect, τὰ ῥήματα ἐκίνει τὸ τέλος A.D. Pron. 104.15:—more usu. in Pass., κατὰ τὸ τέλος κινεῖσθαι ib.104.10. 4. alter a manuscript reading, Str. 7.3.4. II. disturb, of a wasps’ nest, τοὺς δʼ εἴ πέρ τις . . κινήσῃ ἀέκων Il. 16.264; arouse, κ. τινὰ ἐξ ὕπνου E. Ba. 690; urge on, φόβος κ. τινά A. Ch. 289; φυγάδα πρόδρομον κινήσασα having driven him in headlong flight, S. Ant. 109 (lyr.); κ. ἐπιρρόθοις κακοῖσιν attack, assail, ib.413; μήτηρ κ. κραδίαν, κ. δὲ χόλον E. Med. 99 (anap.); ἐάν με κινῇς καὶ ποιήσῃς τὴν χολὴν . . ζέσαι Anaxipp. 2; κ. τινά incite or stir one up to speak, Pl. R. 329e, Ly. 223a, X. Mem. 4.2.2; κ. τὰ πολλὰ καὶ ἄτοπα stir up . . questions, Pl. Tht. 163a; call in question an assumption, τὰ μέγιστα κ. τῶν μαθηματικῶν Arist. Cael. 271b11, cf. Phld. Sign. 27; κ. τὸ τὰ ἄκρα . . ἀνταίρειν Str. 2.1.12, cf. Plot. 2.1.6; ὁ κινῶν [τὰ φαινόμενα] λόγος S.E. M. 8.360:—Pass., S. OC 1526; κινεῖται γὰρ εὐθύς μοι χολή my bile is stirred, Pherecr. 69.5; κεκινῆσθαι πρός τι X. Oec. 8.1. 2. set going, cause, call forth, φθέγματα S. El. 18; πατρὸς στόμα Id. OC 1276; μῦθον E. El. 302; λόγον περί τινος Pl. R. 450a; πάντα κ. λόγον Id. Phlb. 15e; κ. ὀδύνην S. Tr. 974 (anap.); κακά Id. OT 636; πάθος Phld. Mus.p.4 K.; πόλεμον, πολέμους, Th. 6.34, Pl. R. 566e; Ἐμπεδοκλέα . . πρῶτον ῥητορικὴν κεκινηκέναι Arist. Fr. 65. 3. Medic., κ. οὔρησιν, οὖρα, Dsc. 2.109, 127; κοιλίαν ib.6. 4. sens. obsc., κ. γυναῖκα Eup. 233.3 (nisi leg. ἐβίνουν), cf.Ar. Ach. 1052 (v.l.), Eq. 364, Nu. 1103 (lyr., Pass.), al., AP 11.7 (Nicander); κ. τὰ σκέλεα Herod. 5.2. 5. phrases: κ. πᾶν χρῆμα turn every stone, try every way, Hdt. 5.96; μὴ κ. εὖ κείμενον ‘let sleeping dogs lie’, Pl. Phlb. 15c; μὴ κίνει Καμάριναν, ἀκίνητος γὰρ ἀμείνων Orac. ap. St.Byz.; κινεῦντα μηδὲ κάρφος ‘not stirring a finger’, Herod. 3.67, cf. 1.55; μηδʼ ὀδόντα κινῆσαι Id. 3.49; κ. τὸν ἀπʼ ἴρας πύματον λίθον ‘play the last card’, Alc. 82 (s.v.l.). 6. in Law, πολιτικῶς κ. κατά τινος employ civil action against, Cod.Just. 4.20.13.1. B. Pass., to be put in motion, go, Il. 1.47; <κι>νηθεὶς ἐπῄει dub. in Pi. Fr. 101: generally, to be moved, stir, κινήθη ἀγορή, ἐκίνηθεν φάλαγγες, Il. 2.144, 16.280; of an earthquake, Δῆλος ἐκινήθη Hdt. 6.98, Th. 2.8; θύελλα κινηθεῖσα S. OC 1660; τί κεκίνηται; what motion is this? E. Andr. 1226 (anap.); κινεῖσθαι, opp. ἑστάναι, motion, opp. rest, Pl. Sph. 250b, etc.; ὥσπερ χορδαὶ ἐν λύρᾳ συμπαθῶς κινηθεῖσαι vibrating in unison, Plot. 4.4.8. 2. of persons, to be moved, stirred, ὁ κεκινημένος one who is agitated, excited, Pl. Phdr. 245b, cf. Vett.Val. 45.25, al.; κ. παθητικῶς Phld. Rh. 1.193 S. 3. of dancing, κ. τῷ σώματι Pl. Lg. 656a. 4. move forward, of soldiers, S. OC 1371, E. Rh. 139, Ph. 107; but κ. ἐκ τῆς τάξεως leave the ranks, X. HG 2.1.22. 5. to be disturbed or in rebellion, D.C. 39.54, 42.15, al. 6. κεκινημένος περί τι, Lat. versatus in . . , Pl. Lg. 908d.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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