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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Beckoned
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Acts 24:10
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
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3 occurrences in 3 verses.
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κατασείω
kataseíō · kat-as-i'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
to sway downward, i.e. make a signal
Strong's KJV usage: :--beckon.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 19:33Strong's last: Acts 21:40
Open full G2678 profile →νεύω
neúō · nyoo'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
to "nod", i.e. (by analogy), signal
Strong's KJV usage: :--beckon.
Strong's first: John 13:24Strong's last: Acts 24:10
Open full G3506 profile →διανεύω
dianeúō · dee-an-yoo'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
to nod (or express by signs) across an intervening space
Strong's KJV usage: :--beckon.
Strong's first: Luke 1:22Strong's last: Luke 1:22
Open full G1269 profile →κατανεύω
kataneúō · kat-an-yoo'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
to nod down (towards), i.e. (by analogy) to make signs to
Strong's KJV usage: :--beckon.
Strong's first: Luke 5:7Strong's last: Luke 5:7
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G2678
And 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.
G2678
And 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,
G3506
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
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beckoned
BECK'ONED, participle passive Having a sign made to.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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