verb

kataneuamō

Greekκατανεύω (kataneuō)

Strong’sG2656

I nod, make a sign

stem kataneu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

signaled1×

What it means

* κατα-νεύω,

1. to nod assent.

2. to make a sign by nodding the head: c. dat. pers., Lk 5:7.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2656 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-an-yoo'-o

to nod down (towards), i.e. (by analogy) to make signs to

Fromfrom G2596 and G3506;

King Jamesbeckon.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
kataneualaκατένευσαν	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	signaled	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	kataneuamō	kataneuame	kataneuami	kataneuama	kataneuamē	kataneuamelē
you 2nd person singular	kataneuasō	kataneuase	kataneuasi	kataneuasa	kataneuasē	kataneuaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kataneuatō	kataneuate	kataneuati	kataneuata	kataneuatē	kataneuatelē
we 1st person plural	kataneuanō	kataneuane	kataneuani	kataneuana	kataneuanē	kataneuanelē
ye 2nd person plural	kataneuavō	kataneuave	kataneuavi	kataneuava	kataneuavē	kataneuavelē
they 3rd person plural	kataneualō	kataneuale	kataneuali	kataneuala1×κατένευσαν	kataneualē	kataneualelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	kataneuameiō	kataneuameia	kataneuameiē
you 2nd person singular	kataneuaseiō	kataneuaseia	kataneuaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kataneuateiō	kataneuateia	kataneuateiē
we 1st person plural	kataneuaneiō	kataneuaneia	kataneuaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	kataneuaveiō	kataneuaveia	kataneuaveiē
they 3rd person plural	kataneualeiō	kataneualeia	kataneualeiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	kataneuasōr	kataneuasar	kataneuasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kataneuatōr	kataneuatar	kataneuatēr
ye 2nd person plural	kataneuavōr	kataneuavar	kataneuavēr
they 3rd person plural	kataneualōr	kataneualar	kataneualēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	kataneuamoiō	kataneuamoia
you 2nd person singular	kataneuasoiō	kataneuasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kataneuatoiō	kataneuatoia
we 1st person plural	kataneuanoiō	kataneuanoia
ye 2nd person plural	kataneuavoiō	kataneuavoia
they 3rd person plural	kataneualoiō	kataneualoia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	kataneuarō	kataneuari	kataneuara	kataneuarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	kataneuarōtos	kataneuaritos	kataneuaratos	kataneuarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

kataneustem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

kataneu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

kataneuala“signaled”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Luke 5:7“signaled”kai kataneuala toi metochoi en te hetere ploie teu ercharatoin sullambera autoi; kai erchala, kai pimplēala amfotereim teim ploieim hōste buthizirō auteim.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.