Ancient Greek dictionary · verb
κινέω
to set in motion; to move; to remove
Transliteration: kineo
Meaning and definitions
- to set in motion; to move; to remove
- to inflect
- to meddle
- to change; to innovate
- to begin; to cause
- to urge on; to stir on
Connected roots
- kine-
movement
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- kinetic
relating to or resulting from motion
- cytokine
Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| κῑνέω | 1st sg. active indicative |
| κῑνέεις | 2nd sg. active indicative |
| κῑνέει | 3rd sg. active indicative |
| κῑνέομεν | 1st pl. active indicative |
| κῑνέετε | 2nd pl. active indicative |
| κῑνέουσῐ | 3rd pl. active indicative |
| κῑνέουσῐν | 3rd pl. active indicative |
| κῑνέοιμῐ | 1st sg. active optative |
| κῑνέοις | 2nd sg. active optative |
| κῑνέοι | 3rd sg. active optative |
| κῑνέοιμεν | 1st pl. active optative |
| κῑνέοιτε | 2nd pl. active optative |
| κῑνέοιεν | 3rd pl. active optative |
| κῑνέομαι | 1st sg. middle indicative |
| κῑνέῃ | 2nd sg. middle indicative |
| κῑνέει | 2nd sg. middle indicative |
| κῑνέεται | 3rd sg. middle indicative |
| κῑνεόμεθᾰ | 1st pl. middle indicative |
| κῑνέεσθε | 2nd pl. middle indicative |
| κῑνέονται | 3rd pl. middle indicative |
| κῑνεοίμην | 1st sg. middle optative |
| κῑνέοιο | 2nd sg. middle optative |
| κῑνέοιτο | 3rd sg. middle optative |
| κῑνεοίμεθᾰ | 1st pl. middle optative |
| κῑνέοισθε | 2nd pl. middle optative |
| κῑνέοιντο | 3rd pl. middle optative |
| κῑνῶ | 1st sg. active indicative |
| κῑνεῖς | 2nd sg. active indicative |
| κῑνεῖ | 3rd sg. active indicative |
| κῑνοῦμεν | 1st pl. active indicative |
| κῑνεῖτε | 2nd pl. active indicative |
| κῑνοῦσῐ | 3rd pl. active indicative |
| κῑνοῦσῐν | 3rd pl. active indicative |
| κῑνοίην | 1st sg. active optative |
| κῑνοῖμῐ | 1st sg. active optative |
| κῑνοίης | 2nd sg. active optative |
| κῑνοῖς | 2nd sg. active optative |
| κῑνοίη | 3rd sg. active optative |
| κῑνοῖ | 3rd sg. active optative |
| κῑνοῖμεν | 1st pl. active optative |
| κῑνοίημεν | 1st pl. active optative |
| κῑνοῖτε | 2nd pl. active optative |
| κῑνοίητε | 2nd pl. active optative |
| κῑνοῖεν | 3rd pl. active optative |
| κῑνέειν | active infinitive |
| κῑνέεσθαι | middle infinitive |
| κῑνέων | active participle (masc.) |
| κῑνεόμενος | middle participle (masc.) |
| κῑνέουσᾰ | active participle (fem.) |
| κῑνεομένη | middle participle (fem.) |
| κῑνέον | active participle (neut.) |
| κῑνεόμενον | middle participle (neut.) |
| κῑ́νεε | 2nd sg. active imperative |
| κῑνεέτω | 3rd sg. active imperative |
| κῑνέετε | 2nd pl. active imperative |
| κῑνεόντων | 3rd pl. active imperative |
| κῑνέου | 2nd sg. middle imperative |
| κῑνεέσθω | 3rd sg. middle imperative |
| κῑνέεσθε | 2nd pl. middle imperative |
| κῑνεέσθων | 3rd pl. middle imperative |
| κῑνέω | 1st sg. active subjunctive |
| κῑνέῃς | 2nd sg. active subjunctive |
| κῑνέῃ | 3rd sg. active subjunctive |
| κῑνέωμεν | 1st pl. active subjunctive |
| κῑνέητε | 2nd pl. active subjunctive |
| κῑνέωσῐ | 3rd pl. active subjunctive |
| κῑνέωσῐν | 3rd pl. active subjunctive |
| κῑνέωμαι | 1st sg. middle subjunctive |
| κῑνέῃ | 2nd sg. middle subjunctive |
| κῑνέηται | 3rd sg. middle subjunctive |
| κῑνεώμεθᾰ | 1st pl. middle subjunctive |
| κῑνέησθε | 2nd pl. middle subjunctive |
| κῑνέωνται | 3rd pl. middle subjunctive |
| κῑνῶ | 1st sg. active subjunctive |
| κῑνῇς | 2nd sg. active subjunctive |
| κῑνῇ | 3rd sg. active subjunctive |
| κῑνῶμεν | 1st pl. active subjunctive |
| κῑνῆτε | 2nd pl. active subjunctive |
| κῑνῶσῐ | 3rd pl. active subjunctive |
| κῑνῶσῐν | 3rd pl. active subjunctive |
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