G2656 Greek

κατανεύω

kataneúō
to nod down (towards), i.e. (by analogy) to make signs to

KJV Translations of G2656

beckon

Word Origin & Derivation

from G2596 (κατά) and G3506 (νεύω);

G2596 κατά (katá)

(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)

G3506 νεύω (neúō)

to "nod", i.e. (by analogy), signal

G2656 in the King James Bible

1 verse
Luke 5:7 κατένευσαν

And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.