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Beck; Beckon

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bek , bek ´'n ( νεῦμα , neúma ): This word from neúō , "to nod," "beckon," "make a sign" by moving the head or eyes (Luke 5:7; John 13:24; Acts 21:40; Acts 24:10 ), occurs only in 2 Macc 8:18, "Almighty God who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the world," the Revised Version (British and American), "able at a beck." So Shak, "troops of soldiers at their beck"; "nod" is now generally used.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Beck; Beckon'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/beck-beckon.html. 1915.

Bible Encyclopedias Beck; Beckon

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Beck; Beckon