greek #2678 - κατασείω kataseió (to shake)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From kata and seio; to sway downward, i.e. Make a signal -- beckon.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK seio

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 2678: κατασείω

1.to shake down, throw down (cf. κατά, III. 1; (from Thucydides on)).

2.to shake: τήνχεῖρα, to make a sign by shaking (i. e. rapidly waving) the hand (Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 28; τάςχεῖρας, ibid. de Josepho § 36); of one about to speak who signals for silence, Acts 19:33; hence, simply κατασείειν, τίνι, to make a sign, to signal with the hand to one, Xenophon, Cyril 5, 4, 4; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 11, 2; then, with a disregard of the origin of the phrase, the instrumental dative, τῇχειρί was added, Polybius 1, 78, 3; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 48; so of one about to make an address: Acts 12:17; Acts 13:16; Acts 21:40; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 11, 2.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 2678. κατασείω (kataseió) — 4 Occurrences

Acts 12:17 - V-APA-NMS
GRK:κατασείσας δὲ αὐτοῖς
NAS:But motioning to them with his hand
KJV: But he, beckoning unto them
INT:having made a sign moreover to them

Acts 13:16 - V-APA-NMS
GRK:Παῦλος καὶ κατασείσας τῇ χειρὶ
NAS: stood up, and motioning with his hand
KJV: and beckoning with [his] hand
INT: Paul and having made a sign with the hand

Acts 19:33 - V-APA-NMS
GRK:δὲ Ἀλέξανδρος κατασείσας τὴν χεῖρα
NAS: had put him forward; and having motioned with his hand,
KJV: Alexander beckoned with the hand,
INT: and Alexander having made a sign with the hand

Acts 21:40 - V-AIA-3S
GRK:τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν κατέσεισεν τῇ χειρὶ
NAS: on the stairs, motioned to the people
KJV: the stairs, and beckoned with the hand
INT: the stairs made a sign with the hand