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κινέω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- (to start to move). Compare κῐ́ω (kĭ́ō, to go) and κῑ́νῠμαι (kī́nŭmai, to go; move), Latin cieō (to move).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    κῑνέω (kīnéō)

    1. to set in motion; to move; to remove
    2. (grammar) to inflect
    3. to meddle
    4. to change; to innovate
    5. to begin; to cause
    6. to urge on; to stir on
    7. to arouse; to exasperate; to anger; to taunt; to abuse
    8. (passive voice) to be moved; to stir; to move

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: κινώ (kinó)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κῑνέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 700

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