UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to gesture, to motion, to nod, to beckon

Semantic entry: 33.485

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Non-Verbal Communication

Definition: to signal to someone by means of part of the body, especially by means of the head or hands{N:001}

Notes: In a number of languages it is necessary to be quite specific with regard to types of gestures or motions of the head or hands and arms. For example, in RV JHN 13:24 · LV JHN 13:24 · Read together JHN 13:24 there is an obvious question involved, and this may require in some languages a particular signal by means of the hands or face. The same would be true in the case of RV LUK 1:62 · LV LUK 1:62 · Read together LUK 1:62. In RV LUK 1:22 · LV LUK 1:22 · Read together LUK 1:22 the gesture would have to be something which would explain or indicate Zechariah’s inability to speak, while in RV LUK 5:7 · LV LUK 5:7 · Read together LUK 5:7 quite another gesture would no doubt be called for, since the persons involved were at quite a distance from one another.