Strong G1269διανεύω

to signify

Transliteration
dianeuō
Pronunciation
dee-an-yoo'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1223 and G3506; to nod (or express by signs) across an intervening space: - beckon.

Detailed definition

δια-νεύω
[in LXX: Ps 34(35):19 (קרץ), Sir.27:22 *;]
to wink at, nod to, beckon to: Luk.1:22.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G1269 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • beckon1

First verses

  1. Luke 1:22
    And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
διανεύω,
nod, beckon, ταῖς κεφαλαῖς [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.18)]; τινί to a person, [NT+2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 261.12, NT.Luke.1.22, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “VH” 2.25.)]
II bend away from, avoid, τὰς τῶν ὀργάνων ἐπιβολάς τι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.23.8; ὀργάς 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Fragmenta - fragment uncertainFragmenta incerta” 27.)]