verb
neuamō
Greekνεύω (neuō)
Strong’sG3506
I nod, make a sign
stem neu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νεύω,
[in LXX: Pr 4:5 21:1*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3506 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnyoo'-o
to "nod", i.e. (by analogy), signal
Fromapparently a primary verb;
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| neuatōνεύει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | motioned | 1× |
| neuaratouνεύσαντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | nodded | 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 | neuamō | neuame | neuami | neuama | neuamē | neuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | neuasō | neuase | neuasi | neuasa | neuasē | neuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | neuatō1×νεύει | neuate | neuati | neuata | neuatē | neuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | neuanō | neuane | neuani | neuana | neuanē | neuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | neuavō | neuave | neuavi | neuava | neuavē | neuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | neualō | neuale | neuali | neuala | neualē | neualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | neuameiō | neuameia | neuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | neuaseiō | neuaseia | neuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | neuateiō | neuateia | neuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | neuaneiō | neuaneia | neuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | neuaveiō | neuaveia | neuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | neualeiō | neualeia | neualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | neuasōr | neuasar | neuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | neuatōr | neuatar | neuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | neuavōr | neuavar | neuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | neualōr | neualar | neualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | neuamoiō | neuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | neuasoiō | neuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | neuatoiō | neuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | neuanoiō | neuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | neuavoiō | neuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | neualoiō | neualoia |
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 | neuarō | neuari | neuara | neuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | neuarōtos | neuaritos | neuaratos1× | neuarētos |
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
neu 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
neuatō“motioned”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 13:24“motioned”neuatō oun houto Simōnos Petros punthanera tinos an atoiō peri hou legatō.So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus which one He was talking about.
neuaratou“nodded”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Acts 24:10“nodded”Apokrinita tē tos Paulos neuaratou auto tou hēgemōnou legarō; Ek polleiu eteiu arōton sin kriton te ethne houte episterōtos euthumōs teim peri miautou apologemō,When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.