νεύω
1. "to nod or beckon", as a sign, Hom.: c. inf. "to beckon" to one to do a thing, in token of command, Hom., Eur.
2. "to nod or bow in token of assent", Hom., Soph.:—c. acc. et inf. "to promise that", Il.:—c. acc. rei, "to grant, promise", Soph., Eur.
3. generally, "to bow the head, bend forward", of warriors charging, Il.; of ears of corn, Hes.; ν. κάτω "to stoop", Eur.:—c. acc. cogn., ν. κεφαλήν Od.
4. "to incline" in any way, ν. εἴς τι "to incline" towards, Thuc.:—of countries, like Lat. vergere, to slope, ν. εἰς δύσιν Polyb.