verb
kataseiamō
Strong’sG2678
I shake, wave, beckon
stem katasei-4 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** κατα-σείω,
[in LXX: Da TH Bel 14 AR, I Mac 6:38*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2678 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -σείσω Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect -σέσεικα Refs 3rd c.BC+:—shake down, throw down, Refs 5th c.BC+; τεῖχος, τοῦ τείχους ἐπὶ μέγα, Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, fall down, Refs 1st c.AD+; of a lion's mane, Refs 2nd c.AD+: metaphorically, Refs 4th c.BC+ until he laid him on the floor (with drinking), Refs 4th c.BC+
2 impel, drive headlong, Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, πρὸς τὸ λέγειν κ. Refs 4th c.BC+
3 in Surgery, treat by shaking, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, Refs
4 κατασείσας τὴν χεῖρα with a motion of the hand, NT+1st c.AD+; κ. τὰ ἱμάτια, by way of signal, Refs 1st c.AD+ beckon with the hand, Refs 2nd c.BC+: absolutely, κ. τινί beckon to another, as a sign for him to be silent, Refs 5th c.BC+; but also, shake the head in token of contempt, Refs 1st c.BC+
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.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kataseiataκατέσεισε | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | motioned | 1× |
| kataseiarantosκατασείσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | motioning | 3× |
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 | kataseiamō | kataseiame | kataseiami | kataseiama | kataseiamē | kataseiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataseiasō | kataseiase | kataseiasi | kataseiasa | kataseiasē | kataseiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataseiatō | kataseiate | kataseiati | kataseiata1×κατέσεισε | kataseiatē | kataseiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataseianō | kataseiane | kataseiani | kataseiana | kataseianē | kataseianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataseiavō | kataseiave | kataseiavi | kataseiava | kataseiavē | kataseiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataseialō | kataseiale | kataseiali | kataseiala | kataseialē | kataseialelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataseiameiō | kataseiameia | kataseiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataseiaseiō | kataseiaseia | kataseiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataseiateiō | kataseiateia | kataseiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataseianeiō | kataseianeia | kataseianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataseiaveiō | kataseiaveia | kataseiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataseialeiō | kataseialeia | kataseialeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataseiasōr | kataseiasar | kataseiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataseiatōr | kataseiatar | kataseiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataseiavōr | kataseiavar | kataseiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kataseialōr | kataseialar | kataseialēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataseiamoiō | kataseiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataseiasoiō | kataseiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataseiatoiō | kataseiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kataseianoiō | kataseianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataseiavoiō | kataseiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kataseialoiō | kataseialoia |
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 | kataseiarō | kataseiari | kataseiara | kataseiarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kataseiarōntos | kataseiarintos | kataseiarantos3×κατασείσας | kataseiarēntos |
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
katasei 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kataseiata“motioned”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 21:40… tos Paulos stēarēntos epi toiu anabathmoiu kataseiata ta cheira to lao, pollau de …… Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush …
kataseiarantos“motioning”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine3×
Acts 12:17“motioning”kataseiarantos de autoi ta cheira sigarō diēgeta …… with his hand for silence, and he described how the …
Acts 13:16“motioning”anastēarantos de Paulos kai kataseiarantos ta cheira legata; Androir Israēlitoir kai …Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles …
Acts 19:33… auton toiu Ioudaioiu, tos de Alexandros kataseiarantos tan cheiran thelate apologorō to dēmo.… forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make …