Strong G2678κατασείω
to signal
- Transliteration
- kataseiō
- Pronunciation
- kat-as-i'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
κατα-σείω
[in LXX: Da TH Bel 1:14 AR, 1Ma.6:38 *;]
1. to shake down.
2. Of the hand, to shake or wave as a signal: τ. χεῖρα, Act.19:33; τ. χειρί, Act.13:16; id. with dative of person(s), Act.21:40; before inf., Act.12:17.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Da TH Bel 1:14 AR, 1Ma.6:38 *;]
1. to shake down.
2. Of the hand, to shake or wave as a signal: τ. χεῖρα, Act.19:33; τ. χειρί, Act.13:16; id. with dative of person(s), Act.21:40; before inf., Act.12:17.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2678 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- beckon4
First verses
- Acts 12:17But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
- Acts 13:16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
- Acts 19:33And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
- Acts 21:40And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
κατα-σείω,
future -σείσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Art.” 43)]: perfect -σέσεικα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (Philemo Comicus [{4-3rd c.BC}] 84)]:—shake down, throw down, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (οἰκοδομήματος ἐπὶ μέγα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.76)]; τεῖχος, τοῦ τείχους ἐπὶ μέγα, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “An.” 1.19.2, 2.23.1; σεισμὸς κ. τὴν πόλιν Ae|. “VH” 6.7:)] —passive, fall down, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.512)]; of a lion's mane, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (αὐχένος ἐκ λασίοιο Χαίτη -εσείετο 2nd c.AD: Pancrates Epicus “POxy.” 1085.21)]: metaphorically, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (κ. ἀκροατοῦ ὦτα Philostratus Sophista [{2-3rd c.AD}] “Vitae Sophistarum” 2.29; νόμους 6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “Historia Arcana” 27.33; κατέσεισεν ἅπαντα καὶ κατεβρόντησε Eunapius Historicus [{4-5th c.AD}] “Fragmenta Historica - HGM” p.256 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator; ἕως κατέσεισε)] until he laid him on the floor (with drinking), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 8, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus [same place], 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 10.431c.)]
2 impel, drive headlong, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (νεανίσκον εἰς τὸν μανιώδη καὶ σφαλερὸν τῆς βασιλείας ἔρωτα Eunapius Historicus [{4-5th c.AD}] “Fragmenta Historica - HGM” p.235 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, compare p.267 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator:)] —passive, πρὸς τὸ λέγειν κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] p.223 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]
3 in Surgery, treat by shaking, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 42:)] —passive, [Refs ([prev. work] 43.)]
4 κατασείσας τὴν χεῖρα with a motion of the hand, [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Acts.19.33; κ. ἱκετηρίας 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 2.21.8)]; κ. τὰ ἱμάτια, by way of signal, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pomp.” 73: more frequently with _dative_, κ. τῇ Χειρί)] beckon with the hand, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.78.3, 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 10.7; κ. τῇ Χειρὶ σιγᾶν “Act.Ap.” 12.17; κ. τῷ λύχνῳ ἅμα λέγων τὸν λόγον “PMag.Lond.” 46.453; κ. ὀθόναις 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 9.6)]: absolutely, κ. τινί beckon to another, as a sign for him to be silent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cyr.” 5.4.4; κ. τισὶν ἐπεξιέναι 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 17.10.2)]; but also, shake the head in token of contempt, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Vit.” p.37 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]
future -σείσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Art.” 43)]: perfect -σέσεικα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (Philemo Comicus [{4-3rd c.BC}] 84)]:—shake down, throw down, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (οἰκοδομήματος ἐπὶ μέγα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.76)]; τεῖχος, τοῦ τείχους ἐπὶ μέγα, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “An.” 1.19.2, 2.23.1; σεισμὸς κ. τὴν πόλιν Ae|. “VH” 6.7:)] —passive, fall down, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.512)]; of a lion's mane, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (αὐχένος ἐκ λασίοιο Χαίτη -εσείετο 2nd c.AD: Pancrates Epicus “POxy.” 1085.21)]: metaphorically, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (κ. ἀκροατοῦ ὦτα Philostratus Sophista [{2-3rd c.AD}] “Vitae Sophistarum” 2.29; νόμους 6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “Historia Arcana” 27.33; κατέσεισεν ἅπαντα καὶ κατεβρόντησε Eunapius Historicus [{4-5th c.AD}] “Fragmenta Historica - HGM” p.256 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator; ἕως κατέσεισε)] until he laid him on the floor (with drinking), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 8, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus [same place], 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 10.431c.)]
2 impel, drive headlong, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (νεανίσκον εἰς τὸν μανιώδη καὶ σφαλερὸν τῆς βασιλείας ἔρωτα Eunapius Historicus [{4-5th c.AD}] “Fragmenta Historica - HGM” p.235 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, compare p.267 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator:)] —passive, πρὸς τὸ λέγειν κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] p.223 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]
3 in Surgery, treat by shaking, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 42:)] —passive, [Refs ([prev. work] 43.)]
4 κατασείσας τὴν χεῖρα with a motion of the hand, [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Acts.19.33; κ. ἱκετηρίας 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 2.21.8)]; κ. τὰ ἱμάτια, by way of signal, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pomp.” 73: more frequently with _dative_, κ. τῇ Χειρί)] beckon with the hand, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.78.3, 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 10.7; κ. τῇ Χειρὶ σιγᾶν “Act.Ap.” 12.17; κ. τῷ λύχνῳ ἅμα λέγων τὸν λόγον “PMag.Lond.” 46.453; κ. ὀθόναις 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 9.6)]: absolutely, κ. τινί beckon to another, as a sign for him to be silent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cyr.” 5.4.4; κ. τισὶν ἐπεξιέναι 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 17.10.2)]; but also, shake the head in token of contempt, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Vit.” p.37 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]