epineuamō

ἐπι-νεύω,
future -νεύσω 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Sat.” 4, -νεύσομαι 5th c.AD: Aristaenetus Rhetor 2.1:—nod to, in token of command or approval, nod assent, opposed to ἀνανεύω, ἐμῷ δ᾽ ἐπένευσα κάρητι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.75; ἐπ᾽ ὀφρύσι νεῦσε Κρονίων 1.528, etc.; ἐπὶ γλεφάροις νεῦσαν 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 8(7).49; σὺ.. ἐπένευσας τάδε did'st approve, sanction these acts, Refs; ἐπένευσεν ἀληθὲς εἶναι he nodded in sign that it was true,Refs; σιγῇ δὲ τὰ ψευδῆ.. ἐπινεύουσι they indicate falsehoods without speaking, Refs; Ἑλληνικὸν ἐ. give a Greek nod, Refs: with accusative, grant or promise, τινά τινι Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative person, ἐ. τισὶ δεομένοις “SIG” 888.13 Refs 3rd c.AD+: with dative person et infinitive, permit, κῴδια ἐ. ἡμῖν ἐργάζεσθαι “PPetr.” 2p.108 Refs 3rd c.BC+
2. make a sign to another to do a thing, order him to do, with infinitive, ἐπ᾽ ὀφρύσι νεῦσε σιωπῇ.. στορέσαι λέχος Refs 8th c.BC+
3. nod forwards, κόρυθι ἐπένευε φαεινῇ he nodded with his helmet, i.e.it nodded, Refs 3rd c.BC+; πέτραι ἐπινενευκυῖαι overhanging, Refs
4. incline towards, εἴς τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 657.
5. roll down an inclined plane, Refs
6. transitive, elevate, point upwards, LXX:—passive, to be inclined downwards, opposed to ἐξυπτιάζεσθαι, Refs
6.b. tilt, [κεράμιον] Refs
7. ἐπινενευκὼς σφυγμός, name coined by Archigenes, Refs

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.