"to nod; to intimate by a nod or significant gesture, Jn. 13:24; Acts 24:10*"
Definition and meaning
to nod; to intimate by a nod or significant gesture, Jn. 13:24; Acts 24:10*
In the original Greek the word is written: νεύω
Historical context
John wrote for an audience familiar with both Jewish Scripture and Greek philosophy. The logos — the Word — was a term Greek philosophers used for the rational principle underlying the universe. John takes that concept and says: that logos became a person and lived among us. Crucifixion was the Roman execution method designed to maximize public humiliation, reserved for slaves and rebels.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of neuo (G3506) across the King James Bible.
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
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Common questions
Strong's G3506 (neuo) is a Greek word that means: to nod; to intimate by a nod or significant gesture, Jn. 13:24; Acts 24:10* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word neuo (G3506) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3506 is neuo, a Greek word defined as: to nod; to intimate by a nod or significant gesture, Jn. 13:24; Acts 24:10*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
neuo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.