To signify
ἐννεύωStrong’s G1770enneuō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Enneuō is the Greek word usually translated “were making signs”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were making signs”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they were making signs 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐννεύω enneuō · to signify
ἐν-νεύω [in LXX: Pro.6:13 10:10 (קָרַץ), Sir.27:22 A * ;] to nod to, make a sign to: with dative of person(s), Luk.1:62.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “signify” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SIG'NIFY, verb transitive
[Latin significo; signum, a sign, and facio, to make.]
- To make known something, either by signs or words; to express or communicate to another any idea, thought, wish, a hod, wink, gesture, signal or other sign.
- To mean; to have or contain a certain sense.
- To import; to weigh; to have consequence; used in particular phrases; as, it signifies much or little; it signifies nothing.
- To make known; to declare.
All definitions and other forms of “signify”
SIG'NIFY, verb intransitive
To express meaning with force. [Little used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.