What does νεύω (neúō) mean in the Bible?
νεύω (neúō) is a Greek word meaning "to motion".
Greek · G3506
νεύω
To motion
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νεύω G3506
Pronunciation neúō
What does νεύω (neúō) mean in the Bible?
νεύω (neúō) is a Greek word meaning "to motion".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3506?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include motioned (2).
Where does νεύω (neúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 13:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), John (1).
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 motioned 2× John 13:24, Acts 24:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row John 13:24
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
John 1 Acts 1
Source forms
νεύει 1x neuei John 13:24
νεύσαντος 1x neusantos Acts 24:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Acts 24:10
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x John 13:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to motion
Strong's G3506
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to motion
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 13:24 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
νεύει neuei
I nod, make a sign
Read verse Acts 24:10 Verb Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
νεύσαντος neusantov
I nod, make a sign
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active John 13:24 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 24:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1
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
νεύω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain