Greek verb · G2678
κατασείω
kataseiokat-as-i'-o
to shake down.; Of the hand, to shake or wave as a signal
4 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kataseíō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2678is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 1 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2678
to sway downward, i.e. make a signal
The King James renders it: beckon.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
kataseio is rendered "to shake down.; Of the hand, to shake or wave as a signal". It stands 4 times in the Greek text, across one book.
- Four of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to shake down.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 12:17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
Acts 12:17κατασείσας
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Four of the word's four uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to shake down., and Of the hand, to shake or wave as a signal.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to shake down. | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereActs 12:17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of… |
| Of the hand, to shake or wave as a signalτ. χεῖρα, Act.19:33; τ. χειρί, Act.13:16; id. with dative of person(s), Act.21:40; before inf., Act.12:17.† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereActs 12:17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| καταργέω | katargeo | to abate | Uses27 |
| καταλείπω | kataleipo | to leave behind | Uses23 |
| καταλύω | katalyo | to destroy/lodge | Uses17 |
| κατακρίνω | katakrino | to condemn | Uses15 |
| κατανοέω | katanoeo | to observe | Uses14 |
| καταντάω | katantao | to come to | Uses13 |
| καταρτίζω | katartizo | to complete | Uses13 |
| καταλαμβάνω | katalambano | to grasp | Uses13 |
| κατακαίω | katakaio | to burn | Uses12 |
| κατάκειμαι | katakeimai | to recline | Uses12 |
| κατασκευάζω | kataskeuazo | to prepare | Uses11 |
| κατάπαυσις | katapausis | rest | Uses9 |
and 81 more on the stem.
All 4, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- κατασείσας3
- κατέσεισεν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3V-AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
Acts
four uses
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
- κατασείσαςkataseisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having made a sign
Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!
- κατασείσαςkataseisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having made a sign
The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
- κατασείσαςkataseisasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having motioned with
Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
- κατέσεισενkateseisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: made a sign
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.