"to move, Mt. 23:4; to excite, agitate, Acts 21:30; 24:5; to remove, Rev. 2:5; 6:14; in NT κεφαλήν, to shake the head in derision, Mt. 27:39; Mk. 15:29; mid., to move, possess the faculty of motion, exercise the functions of life, Acts 17:28*"
Definition and meaning
to move, Mt. 23:4; to excite, agitate, Acts 21:30; 24:5; to remove, Rev. 2:5; 6:14; in NT κεφαλήν, to shake the head in derision, Mt. 27:39; Mk. 15:29; mid., to move, possess the faculty of motion, exercise the functions of life, Acts 17:28*
In the original Greek the word is written: κινέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kineo (G2795) across the King James Bible.
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
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Common questions
Strong's G2795 (kineo) is a Greek word that means: to move, Mt. 23:4; to excite, agitate, Acts 21:30; 24:5; to remove, Rev. 2:5; 6:14; in NT κεφαλήν, to shake the head in derision, Mt. 27:39; Mk. 15:29; mid., to move, possess the faculty of motion, ex... It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word kineo (G2795) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2795 is kineo, a Greek word defined as: to move, Mt. 23:4; to excite, agitate, Acts 21:30; 24:5; to remove, Rev. 2:5; 6:14; in NT κεφαλήν, to shake the head in derision, Mt. 27:39; Mk. 15:29. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kineo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.