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Nod

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5113

נוֹד

nod — Nod

§ Nod = ""wandering" land to which Cain fled or wandered after the murder of Abel

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GREEK · G3506

νεύω

neuō — to motion

νεύω [in LXX: Pro.4:5 21:1 * ;] to nod or beckon, as a sign : with dative of person(s) and inf., Jhn.13:24, Act.24:10 (cf. δια-, ἐκ-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, κατα-νεύω).† (AS)

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GREEK · G3573

νυστάζω

nustazō — to doze

νυστάζω (cf. νεύω), [in LXX for נוּם, etc ;] to nod in sleep, fall asleep: Mat.25:5. Metaphorical, of negligence or delay, ἡ ἀπώλεια αὐτῶν οὐ νυστάζει (cf. Psa.121:4, Isa.5:27) : 2Pe.2:3.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6929

קֵ֑דְמָה

qe.de.mah — Kedemah

A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.15; son of: Ishmael (H3458); brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305) and Mahalath (H4258); also called Nodab at 1Ch.5.19; Also named: no.dav (נוֹדָ֑ב "Nodab" H5114) § Kedemah = "original" the youngest son of Ishmael

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GREEK · G1269

διανεύω

dianeuō — to signify

δια-νεύω [in LXX: Ps 34(35):19 (קרץ), Sir.27:22 * ;] to wink at, nod to, beckon to: Luk.1:22.† (AS)

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GREEK · G1770

ἐννεύω

enneuō — to signify

ἐν-νεύω [in LXX: Pro.6:13 10:10 (קָרַץ), Sir.27:22 A * ;] to nod to, make a sign to: with dative of person(s), Luk.1:62.† (AS)

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GREEK · G1962

ἐπινεύω

epineuō — to accept

ἐπι-νεύω [in LXX: Pro.26:24 (נָכַר ni.), 1Ma.6:57, 2Ma.4:10 2Mac 11:15 2Mac 14:20 * ;] to nod in command or approval, to nod approval, consent: Act.18:20.† (AS)

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GREEK · G2656

κατανεύω

kataneuō — to signal

κατα-νεύω 1. to nod assent, 2. to make a sign by nodding the head: with dative of person(s), Luk.5:7.† (AS)

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GREEK · G2754

κενοδοξία

kenodoxia — empty conceit

κενοδοξία, -ας, ἡ (κενόδοξος), [in LXX: Wis.14:14, 2Ma.2:15 2Mac 8:10 * ;] 1. foolish fancy, vain opinion, error (LXX, ll. with). 2. vain­glory, groundless conceit: Php.2:3.† (AS)

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GREEK · G3580

ξενοδοχέω

xenodocheō — to show hospitality

ξενοδοχέω late Gk. for -κέω (ξένος, δέχομαι), to entertain strangers: 1Ti.5:10.† (AS)

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GREEK · G4922

συνοδεύω

sunodeuō — to travel with

συν-οδεύω [in LXX: Zec.8:21 א1 (הָלַךְ), Tob.5:16 א, Wis.6:23 * ;] to journey with: with dative of person(s), Act.9:7 (Plut., al.).† (AS)

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GREEK · G4923

συνοδία

sunodia — caravan

συνοδία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: Neh.7:5, 64 (יָחַשׂ) * ;] 1. a journey in company (Plut., al.). 2. By meton., κ company of travellers, a caravan: Luk.2:44.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5114

נוֹדָ֑ב

no.dav — Nodab

A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.15; son of: Ishmael (H3458); brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305) and Mahalath (H4258); also called Nodab at 1Ch.5.19; Another name of qe.de.mah (קֵ֑דְמָה "Kedemah" H6929) § Nodab = "nobility" an Arab tribe probably descended from Nodab, son of Ishmael and grandson of Abraham

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GREEK · G20410

ἐπάνοδος

epanodos — fuller statement

1. a rising up , (Plato Philosophus) 2. in speaking, recapitulation , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)

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GREEK · G20555

καπνοδόκη

kapnodokē — hole in the roof for the smoke to pass through

properly, a smoke-receiver , i. e. a hole in the roof for the smoke to pass through , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G8388

νεῦμα

neuma — a beckon

a nod or sign , (Thucydides); νεύματος ἕνεκα for a mere nod , i. e. without cause , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

Exile; wandering; unrest, a name given to the country to which Cain fled (Gen. 4:16). It lay on the east of Eden.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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