G2656
κατανεύω
to signal
κατα-νεύω __1. to nod assent, __2. to make a sign by nodding the head: with dative of person(s), Luk.5:7.† (AS)
The KJV translates G2656 in the following manner:
beckoned (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
κατανεύω — kataneúō
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.
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