62They were making signsἐνένευονthenδὲto theτῷfatherπατρὶof himαὐτοῦtheτὸwhatτίἂνhe might wishθέλοιto be calledκαλεῖσθαιhimαὐτό.
And they were making signs to his father—what he might want him to be called.
ἐνένευον
ἐννεύω
I make a sign to by nodding.