ἘΠΙΝΕΥΟΥΣΙ, ἐπινευουσι
EPINEUOUSI, epineuousi
Sounds Like: eh-pee-NEH-oo-see
Translations: they nod assent, they approve, they consent
From the root: ΕΠΙΝΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, to) and 'νεύω' (to nod). It means to nod assent, to give approval, or to consent to something. It describes the action of showing agreement or permission, often by a physical nod of the head, but also metaphorically by granting approval or permission.
Inflection: 3rd Person, Plural, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1909 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 1:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΝΕΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΝΕΥΟΝ — nod, assent, approve, agree, consent
- ἘΠΕΝΕΥΣΑΝ — they assented, they agreed, they approved, they nodded assent
- ἘΠΕΝΕΥΣΕΝ — nod, assent, agree, approve, consent
- ἘΠΙΝΕΝΕΥΚΕ — has nodded assent, has consented, has approved, has promised
- ἘΠΙΝΕΥΕΙ — he nods, she nods, it nods, he assents, she assents, it assents, he approves, she approves, it approves, he consents, she consents, it consents
- ἘΠΙΝΕΥΕΤΩΣΑΝ — let them assent, let them agree, let them nod approval
- ἘΠΙΝΕΥΣΑΝΤΟΣ — having assented, having nodded, having agreed, having approved, having given consent
- ἘΠΙΝΕΥΣΑΝΤΩΝ — having assented, having nodded, having agreed, of those who assented, of those who nodded, of those who agreed
- ἘΠΙΝΕΥΣΑΣ — to nod, to assent, to approve, to grant, to give consent
- ἘΠΙΝΕΥΣΕΙ — (by) a nod, (by) assent, (by) approval, (by) a sign
- ΕΠΕΝΕΥΕΝ — he nodded, he assented, he gave approval, he gave consent
- ΕΠΕΝΕΥΟΝ — I was nodding, I was assenting, I was agreeing, I was approving, I was giving a sign, I was indicating
- ΕΠΕΝΕΥΣΕΝ — he assented, he agreed, he nodded assent, he gave his approval
- ΕΠΙΝΕΥΕΙ — he assents, he agrees, he nods, he approves, he sanctions
- ΕΠΙΝΕΥΩ — to nod, to assent, to approve, to agree
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