Quick Definition
I nod, make a sign
Strong's Definition
to nod down (towards), i.e. (by analogy) to make signs to
Derivation: from G2596 (κατά) and G3506 (νεύω);
KJV Usage: beckon
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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.), Luk_5:7.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κατανεύω kataneuō 1x
pr. to nod, signify assent by a nod; genr. to make signs, beckon, Luk_5:7
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* κατα -νεύω ,
1. to nod assent,
2. to make a sign by nodding the head: c. dat. pers ., Luk_5:7 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κατανεύω [page 330]
See BGU IV. 1119 .24 (B.C. 6 5), 1120 .30 (B.C. 5), where however the reading and the meaning are far from clear.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
κατανεύω fut. νεύσομαι aor1 κατένευσα epic part. καννεύσας "to nod assent", Il. : c. acc. rei, "to grant, promise", id=Il. ; so c. inf., generally, "to make a sign by nodding the head", Od.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
κατα-νεύω
__1. to nod assent,
__2. to make a sign by nodding the head: with dative of person(s), Luk.5:7.†
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