One step more abstract. Grecian/Gricean thoughts on 'kinesis'

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From the Liddell/Scott online

κίνησις [ι_], εως, ἡ,


A.

motion, opp. rest

(στάσις),

Plato, Sph.250a; opp.

ἠρεμία,

Arist., Physics 202a5, etc.


2.

in Cyrenaic philos.,

λεία κinesis, = ἡδονή, τραχεῖα κ., = πόνος, D.L.2.86; also

αἱ διὰ μορφῆς κατ᾽ ὄψιν ἡδεῖαι κinesis”

Epicur.Fr.67;

αἱ κ. αἱ ἀνθρωπικαί

human emotions, Arr.Epict. 2.20.19.

3. dance, Ἄρεος κίνασις (sic) Tyrt.16, cf. Luc.Salt.63, Ephes.2 No.71; “τραγικὴ ἔνρυθμος κ.” Inscr.Magn.165.

4. movement, in a political sense, “ἐν κ. εἶναι” Th.3.75, cf. Plb.3.4.12; ἡ κ. ἡ Ἰουδαϊκή the Jewish revolt, OGI543.15 (Ancyra, ii A.D.); of the Peloponn. war, Th.1.1.

5. change, revolution, “κινήσεις πολιτείας” Arist.Pol.1268b25.

6. movement of an army, Plb.10.23.1 (pl.); “πολεμικαὶ κ.” Ael.Tact.3.4, cf. Arr.Tact.20.1.

b. removal, change of abode, Vett.Val.97.17 (pl.), al.

7. Gramm., inflexion, “τοῦ ζῆμι κ. οὐχ εὕρηται” EM410.38.

8. in Law, punitive action, “βασιλικὴ κ.” Cod.Just.1.3.43.10, cf. 10.27.2.7; also, setting a process in motion, PLond. 5.1663.13 (vi A.D.).