The Aeleopile was a simple mechanical device that generated kinetic energy from steam. Its invention is attributed to the Hero of Alexandria in the 1st century AD.

Source: Aeoleopile

With the benefit of hindsight, the leap from that machine to usng kinetic energy to generate motion or operate machinery seems logical, yet as far as I can tell it wasn't made until the 17th century when steam power would first be used to do meaningful work.

What technological (and if present, cultural) factors prevented the further growth in the use of steam power 1st century ancient Greece?