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Strong's G2795 κινέω (kineo)

Kineo means “way” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2795 — cheresh (“deaf”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2795
Language Greek
Linked Usages 55
Books 29

Strong's G2795 Quick Answer

Strong's G2795 κινέω (kineo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kineo (kin-eh'-o) v. 1. to stir (transitively) {literally or figuratively} It has 55 linked Bible usages across 29 books. Visible English usage signals include move. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
kineo (kin-eh'-o) v. 1. to stir (transitively) {literally or figuratively}
Usage
55 linked usages
Books
29 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
move

Meaning and Definition

kineo (kin-eh'-o) v. 1. to stir (transitively) {literally or figuratively} [from kio (poetic for eimi, to go)] KJV: (re-)move(-r), way

Original Word
κινέω
Transliteration
kineo
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2795. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to move

Usage: κινέω, -ῶ [in LXX for נוּעַ hi., רָמַשׂ, etc. ;] __1. to set in motion, move: Mat.23:4; τ. κεφαλήν (Psa.22:8, al.), Mat.27:39, Mrk.15:29; pass. (cf. Gen.7:21), Act.17:28. __2. to remove: Rev.2:5 6:14. __3. to excite, stir up: Act.24:5; pass., Act.21:30 (cf. μετα-, συν-κινέω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G2795 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kineo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

move Matthew 23:4

How Strong's G2795 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 37 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2795 (κινέω) appears 48 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2795 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2795 in the New Testament

8 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 23:4 KJV

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.

Matthew 27:39 KJV

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

Mark 15:29 KJV

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,

Strong's G2795 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

37 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 7:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And all the wild beasts after their kind, and all cattle after their kind, and every reptile moving itself on the earth after its kind, and every flying bird after its kind,

Genesis 7:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And there died all flesh that moved upon the earth, of flying creatures and cattle, and of wild beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, and every man.

Genesis 8:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And all the wild beasts as many as are with thee, and all flesh both of birds and beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, bring forth with thee: and increase ye and multiply upon the earth.

Strong's G2795 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

9 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 8:20 Septuagint / Brenton

For before the days of the marriage were finished, Raguel had said unto him by an oath, that he should not depart till the fourteen days of the marriage were expired;

1 Maccabees 10:74 Septuagint / Brenton

So when Jonathan heard these words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind, and choosing ten thousand men he went out of Jerusalem, where Simon his brother met him for to help him.

4 Maccabees 1:33 Septuagint / Brenton

For whence is it, otherwise, that when urged on to forbidden meats, we reject the gratification which would ensue from them? Is it not because reasoning is able to command the appetites? I believe so.

Strong's G2795 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 101:8 Septuagint / Brenton

on the earth fear Him not. Has He not made the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein ? Who has given understanding and wisdom to everything that moves on the earth and in the sea.

Usage Excerpts

First 55 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2795.

Genesis 7:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the wild beasts after their kind, and all cattle after their kind, and every reptile moving itself on the earth after its kind, and every flying bird after its kind,
Genesis 7:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there died all flesh that moved upon the earth, of flying creatures and cattle, and of wild beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, and every man.
Genesis 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the wild beasts as many as are with thee, and all flesh both of birds and beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, bring forth with thee: and increase ye and multiply upon the earth.
Genesis 8:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the wild beasts and all the cattle and every bird, and every reptile creeping upon the earth after their kind, came forth out of the ark.
Genesis 9:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things moving upon the earth, and upon all the fish of the sea, I have placed them under your power.
Genesis 11:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass as they moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
Genesis 20:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham removed thence to the southern country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Leviticus 11:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I am the Lord your God; and ye shall be sanctified, and ye shall be holy, because I the Lord your God am holy; and ye shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles creeping upon the earth.
Leviticus 11:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the law concerning beasts and birds and every living creature moving in the water, and every living creature creeping on the earth;
Numbers 14:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And having forced their passage, they went up to the top of the mountain; but the ark of the covenant of the Lord and Moses stirred not out of the camp.
Judges 9:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the olive said to them, Shall I leave my fatness, with which men shall glorify God, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges 9:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the fig tree said to them, Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruits, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges 9:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the vine said to them, Shall I leave my wine that cheers God and men, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges 20:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when they retreated, then the liers in wait rose up, and they moved on toward Gibeah, and the whole ambush came forth, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword.
1 Kingdoms 1:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she was speaking in her heart, and her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: and Eli accounted her a drunken woman.
2 Kingdoms 15:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereas thou camest yesterday, shall I today cause thee to travel with us, and shalt thou thus change thy place? thou didst come forth yesterday, and today shall I set thee in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go whithersoever I may go: return then, and cause thy brethren to return with thee, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with thee.
4 Kingdoms 19:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the word which the Lord has spoken against him; The virgin daughter of Zion has made light of thee, and mocked thee; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at thee.
4 Kingdoms 23:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones. So his bones were spared, together with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
2 Chronicles 35:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Asaph the psalm singers were at their post according to the commands of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, the prophets of the king: also the chiefs and the porters of the several gates—it was not for them to stir from the service of the holy things, for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
Job 13:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wilt thou be startled at me, as at a leaf shaken by the wind? Or wilt thou set thyself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?
Job 16:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I also will speak as ye do: If indeed your soul were in my soul’s stead, Then would I insult you with words, And I would shake my head at you.
Psalms 21:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All that saw me mocked me: They spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying,
Proverbs 17:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Evil shall not be removed from his house.
Song of Solomon 2:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, Turn, my kinsman, Be thou like to a roe or young hart On the mountains of the ravines.
Song of Solomon 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, I will betake me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
Isaiah 22:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, The man that is fastened in the sure place shall be removed and be taken away, and shall fall; and the glory that is upon him shall be utterly destroyed: for the Lord has spoken it.
Isaiah 33:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold the city Zion, our refuge: thine eyes shall behold Jerusalem, a rich city, tabernacles which shall not be shaken, neither shall the pins of her tabernacle be moved forever, neither shall her cords be at all broken:
Isaiah 37:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the word which God has spoken concerning him; The virgin daughter of Zion has despised thee, and mocked thee; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at thee.
Isaiah 41:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The artificer has become strong, and the coppersmith that smites with the hammer, and forges also: sometimes he will say, It is a piece well joined: they have fastened them with nails; they will fix them, and they shall not be moved.
Isaiah 46:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They bear it upon the shoulder, and go; and if they put it upon its place, it remains, it cannot move: and whosoever shall cry to it, it cannot hear; it cannot save him from trouble.
Jeremiah 10:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They are beautified with silver and gold, they fix them with hammers and nails;
Jeremiah 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord to this people, They have loved to wander, and they have not spared, therefore God has not prospered them; now will he remember their iniquity.
Jeremiah 18:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to make their land a desolation, and a perpetual hissing; all that go through it shall be amazed, and shall shake their heads.
Jeremiah 31:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shake the head at him, all ye that are round about him; all of you utter his name; say ye, How is the glorious staff broken to pieces, the rod of magnificence!
Lamentations 2:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All that go by the way Have clapped their hands at thee; They have hissed and shaken their head At the daughter of Jerusalem. Is this the city, they say, The crown of joy of all the earth?
Daniel 3:79 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Zephaniah 2:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the scornful city that dwells securely, that says in her heart, I am, and there is no longer any to be after me: how is she become desolate, a habitation of wild beasts! everyone that passes through her shall hiss, and shake his hands.
Matthew 23:4 New Testament, KJV
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.
Matthew 27:39 New Testament, KJV
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
Mark 15:29 New Testament, KJV
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,
Acts 17:28 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 21:30 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 24:5 New Testament, KJV
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:
Revelation 2:5 New Testament, KJV
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.
Revelation 6:14 New Testament, KJV
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Tobit 8:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For before the days of the marriage were finished, Raguel had said unto him by an oath, that he should not depart till the fourteen days of the marriage were expired;
1 Maccabees 10:74 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So when Jonathan heard these words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind, and choosing ten thousand men he went out of Jerusalem, where Simon his brother met him for to help him.
4 Maccabees 1:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For whence is it, otherwise, that when urged on to forbidden meats, we reject the gratification which would ensue from them? Is it not because reasoning is able to command the appetites? I believe so.
4 Maccabees 14:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For just as hands and feet are moved sympathetically with the directions of the soul, so those holy youths agreed unto death for religion’s sake, as through the immortal soul of religion.
Wisdom of Solomon 5:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Or as when a bird hath flown through the air, There is no token of her way to be found, But the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings, And parted with the violent noise and motion of them, Is passed through, and therein afterward no sign where she went is to be found;
Wisdom of Sirach 12:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He will shake his head, and clap his hands, And whisper much, and change his countenance.
Wisdom of Sirach 13:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he will shame thee by his meats, Until he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, And at the last he will laugh thee to scorn: Afterward, when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, And shake his head at thee.
Baruch 2:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more drive my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They are borne upon shoulders, having no feet, whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth.
1 Enoch 101:8 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
on the earth fear Him not. Has He not made the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein ? Who has given understanding and wisdom to everything that moves on the earth and in the sea.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2795, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2795 FAQ

What does kineo (κινέω) mean?

Kineo (Strong's G2795) is a Greek word most simply glossed "way". kineo (kin-eh'-o) v. 1. to stir (transitively) {literally or figuratively}

How many times is kineo (κινέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 55 linked usages for Strong's G2795 across 29 books.

Where can I study kineo (κινέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2795 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate kineo (κινέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as move. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2795 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 37 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 9 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2795, with linked reader references where each row is available.