And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

And²¹ they made signsª° to hisª father,ª howª² he would haveª°¹ himª called.ª°

And²¹ they made signesª° to hisª father,ª howª² he would haueª°¹ himª called.ª°

And they signed to his father (to show) how he willed they should call him.

And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.

ἐνένευον δὲ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ τί ἂν θέλοι καλεῖσθαι αὐτό.

They-were-nodding-in moreover unto-the-one unto-a-father of-it to-the-one to-what-one ever it-may-determine to-be-called-unto to-it.