κινητικός

A. of or for putting in motion, μόρια Arist. Pol. 1290b31; νεῦρα motor nerves, Gal. 8.208; κ. βηχέων Hp. Aph. 5.24; ἱδρώτων Dsc. 5.112; οὔρων Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.50; ἐξ ἑαυτοῦ μόνον κ. spontaneous, Epicur. Nat. 28.7: Sup. -ώτατος Arist. Mete. 365b30. Adv. -κῶς Procl. in Alc. p.52 C.

2. metaph., urging on, exciting, λόγος κ. πρὸς ἀρετήν Aristo Stoic. 1.88; τὸ ‐ώτατον τῶν ὄχλων Phld. Rh. 1.198 S., D.H. Isoc. 13: abs., stimulating, X. Oec. 10.12; τὸ μέλος κ. φύσει Phld. Mus. p.71 K.; τὸ μήτε ὁρμῆς μήτε ἀφορμῆς ‐κὸν [ἀδιάφορον] Stoic. 3.28, cf. 40, al.

3. turbulent, seditious, Plb. 1.9.3, D.S. 19.14, etc.

II. (from Pass.) movable, mobile, Pl. Ti. 58d, Arist. HA 590a33, GA 775a7 (Comp.), Plu. 2.945f, 952e.