ἐκινήθη

kinéō

was stirred up

To cause movement from one position to another, to set in motion. Also includes to shake, disturb, arouse, or excite, both in a literal (physical movement) and figurative (emotional, social alteration, or agitation) sense. Semantic range includes both the direct action of moving an object or person, and the indirect sense of influencing or affecting change.

G2795

Acts 21:30 · Word #1

Lexicon G2795

Lemmaκινέω
Transliterationkinéō
Strong'sG2795
DefinitionTo cause movement from one position to another, to set in motion. Also includes to shake, disturb, arouse, or excite, both in a literal (physical movement) and figurative (emotional, social alteration, or agitation) sense. Semantic range includes both the direct action of moving an object or person, and the indirect sense of influencing or affecting change.

Morphology V AOR PASS IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewas stirred up
Literalwas-moved

Lexical Info

Lemmaκινέω
Strong'sG2795

SIBI-P1 Translation G2795-01

was set in motion

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/completed past), passive voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist passive indicative 3rd singular denotes a completed action in which the subject received the action. "Was set in motion" preserves the root idea of movement (κιν-) while clearly reflecting passive voice and singular subject.

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