What does κατασείω (kataseíō) mean in the Bible?
κατασείω (kataseíō) is a Greek word meaning "to signal".
Greek · G2678
κατασείω
To signal
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κατασείωG2678
Pronunciationkataseíō
What does κατασείω (kataseíō) mean in the Bible?
κατασείω (kataseíō) is a Greek word meaning "to signal".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2678?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] motioned (1), [Peter] motioned (1), motioned (1), motioned for silence (1).
Where does κατασείω (kataseíō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 12:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and] motioned1×Acts 21:40
[Peter] motioned1×Acts 12:17
motioned1×Acts 13:16
motioned for silence1×Acts 19:33
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 12:17κατασείσαςto[Peter] motionedVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 13:16κατασείσαςtomotionedVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 19:33κατασείσαςtomotioned for silenceVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 21:40κατέσεισενto[and] motionedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 12:17
Aligned rows4
Books represented1
Acts4
Source forms
κατασείσας3xkataseisasActs 12:17, Acts 13:16, Acts 19:33
κατέσεισεν1xkateseisenActs 21:40
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular3xActs 12:17, Acts 13:16, Acts 19:33
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 21:40
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to signal
Source Gloss
to signal
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 12:17Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
κατασείσαςkataseisav
I shake, wave, beckon
Read verseActs 13:16Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
κατασείσαςkataseisav
I shake, wave, beckon
Read verseActs 19:33Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
κατασείσαςkataseisav
I shake, wave, beckon
Read verseActs 21:40Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατέσεισεkateseisen
I shake, wave, beckon
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4
Voice
active4
Mood
participle3indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
κατασείω is built from these roots: