King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1269
Transliteration: dianeuō
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-an-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to wink at, nod to, beckon to
Meaning: to wink at, nod to, beckon to
διανεύω; to express one's meaning by a sign, nod to, beckon to, wink at, (διά, because the sign is conceived of as passing through the intervening space to him to whom it is made Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part v., p. 4): Luke 1:22. (Psalm 34:19 (); Sir. 27:22; Diodorus 3, 18; 17, 37; Lucian, ver. hist. 2, 44; Icarom. 15; (others).)
Word Summary
dianeuō: to wink at, nod to, beckon to
Original Word: διανεύωTransliteration: dianeuō
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-an-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to wink at, nod to, beckon to
Meaning: to wink at, nod to, beckon to
Strong's Concordance
to make a sign, beckonFrom dia and neuo; to nod (or express by signs) across an intervening space -- beckon.
see GREEK dia
see GREEK neuo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1269: διανεύωδιανεύω; to express one's meaning by a sign, nod to, beckon to, wink at, (διά, because the sign is conceived of as passing through the intervening space to him to whom it is made Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part v., p. 4): Luke 1:22. (Psalm 34:19