King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2656
Transliteration: kataneuō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-an-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make a sign (by nodding the head)
Meaning: to make a sign (by nodding the head)
κατανεύω: 1 aorist κατένευσα; from Homer down; to nod to, make a sign to: τίνι, followed by τοῦ with aorist infinitive, to indicate to another by a nod or sign what one wishes him to do (A. V. beckoned to ... that they should come, etc.), Luke 5:7.
Word Summary
kataneuō: to make a sign (by nodding the head)
Original Word: κατανεύωTransliteration: kataneuō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-an-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make a sign (by nodding the head)
Meaning: to make a sign (by nodding the head)
Strong's Concordance
beckon, signalFrom kata and neuo; to nod down (towards), i.e. (by analogy) to make signs to -- beckon.
see GREEK kata
see GREEK neuo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2656: κατανεύωκατανεύω: 1 aorist κατένευσα; from Homer down; to nod to, make a sign to: τίνι, followed by τοῦ with aorist infinitive, to indicate to another by a nod or sign what one wishes him to do (A. V. beckoned to ... that they should come, etc.), Luke 5:7.