neuamō

νεύω,
Refs 8th c.BC+: future νεύσω Refs 8th c.BC+aorist ἔνευσα, Epic dialect νεῦσα (see. below): perfect νένευκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—incline in any direction:
1 nod, beckon, as a sign, νεύσω μέν τοι ἐγὼ κεφαλῇ Refs 8th c.BC+; beckon with the hand, δεξιᾷ δέ μοι ἔνευσε Refs 2nd c.BC+: with infinitive, beckon to one to do a thing, in token of command, νεανίαις ἔνευσε παρθένον λαβεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+
2 nod or bow in token of assent, ἐπὶ γλεφάροις ν. Refs 5th c.BC+; νεῦσον, Κρονίων Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, grant, assure, promise that.., νεῦσε δέ οἱ λαὸν σόον ἔμμεναι Refs 8th c.BC+: with infinitive future, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive aorist, Refs 1st c.BC+: with accusative of things, grant, promise, νεῦσε δέ οἱ κούρην Refs 5th c.BC+
3 generally, nod, bend forward, of warriors, Refs 8th c.BC+stoop, Refs 8th c.BC+
4 incline, slope, ν. ἀπό τινος εἴς τι incline to wards, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ ν. tend to the same point, Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς τὸ λυπῆσαν, πρὸς τοῖς ῥήμασιν, Refs 3rd c.AD+; of countries, etc., slope, ν. εἰς δύσεις, πρὸς τὸ πέλαγος, Refs 2nd c.BC+; of buildings, etc., look, face, εἰς νότον, etc., Refs 4th c.AD+; μηδαμοῦ ν. to be in equilibrium, Refs 2nd c.BC+: Geometry texts, of straight lines, verge, tend to a point (i. e. to pass through it when produced), Refs 4th c.BC+: metaphorically, to be inclined, ἄλλως ν. Refs 3rd c.BC+; ν. εἰς ὀργάν, εἰς ἔλεον, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II metaphorically, decline, fall away, ἐκ.. τῶν ποτε λαμπρῶν νεύει βίοτος, νεύει δὲ τύχα Refs 5th c.BC+: in Neo-Platonic philosophy, decline, sink in the scale of Being, Refs 3rd c.AD+
III νεύει· ἐπανέρχεται ἢ μᾶλλον φεύγει, Refs 5th c.AD+
IV passive, only perfect participle νενευμένος inclined, Teucerin Refs. (Cf. Sanskrit návate 'turn round', Latin nuo.)

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.