To signal
κατασείωStrong’s G2678kataseiō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kataseiō is the Greek word usually translated “having made a sign”, “having motioned with” and “made a sign”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having made a sign”, “having motioned with” and “made a sign”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having made a sign 2
- having motioned with 1
- made a sign 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 13:16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
- Acts 19:33And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
- Acts 21:40And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
Greek dictionary
κατασείω kataseiō · to signal
κατα-σείω [in LXX: Da TH Bel 1:14 AR, 1Ma.6:38 * ;] 1. to shake down. 2. Of the hand, to shake or wave as a signal: τ. χεῖρα, Act.19:33; τ. χειρί, Act.13:16; id. with dative of person(s), Act.21:40; before inf., Act.12:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “signal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SIG'NAL, noun
[Latin signum.]
A sign that gives or is intended to give notice; or the notice given. Signals are used to communicate notice, information, orders and the like, to persons at a distance, and by any persons and for the purpose. A signal may be a motion of the hand, the raising of a flag, the firing of a gun, or any thing which, being understood by persons at a distance, may communicate notice.
All definitions and other forms of “signal”
SIG'NAL, adjective
Eminent; remarkable; memorable; distinguished from what is ordinary; as a signal exploit; a signal service; a signal ace of benevolence. It is generally but not always used in a good sense.
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.