ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΣΑΙ, κατανευσαι
KATANEUSAI, kataneusai
Sounds Like: kah-tah-NEV-sai
Translations: to nod assent, to consent, to signify by a nod, to give consent
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from κατά (kata, 'down') and νεύω (neuō, 'to nod'). It means to nod downwards as a sign of assent or agreement, thereby giving consent or approval. It is used to describe the action of indicating agreement or permission through a physical gesture, specifically a nod.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2654 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 16:255
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΕΙ — he nods, she nods, it nods, he assents, she assents, it assents, he agrees, she agrees, it agrees
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΟΝΤΟΣ — of nodding down, of assenting, of agreeing, of consenting
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of having nodded, of having assented, of having consented, when one had nodded, after one had assented
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΣΑΣ — having nodded, nodding, assenting, agreeing, consenting, giving assent
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΣΕΙ — to nod, to assent, to agree, to approve, to grant, to promise
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΣΕΙΣ — you will nod, he will nod, she will nod, it will nod, you will assent, he will assent, she will assent, it will assent, you will make a sign, he will make a sign, she will make a sign, it will make a sign
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΣΟΝ — nod, assent, give consent, make a sign, beckon
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΥΩ — to nod, to nod down, to assent, to consent, to beckon
- ΚΑΤΕΝΕΥΣΑ — I nodded, I assented, I signaled by nodding, I gave a sign
- ΚΑΤΕΝΕΥΣΑΝ — they nodded, they motioned, they beckoned
- ΚΑΤΕΝΕΥΣΕΝ — nodded, assented, granted, signified by nodding
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