ἐπιτρέπω
epitrepō
to permit
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō) is defined as "to permit." With 19 occurrences in the Bible, it is a relatively common term used to convey the idea of giving permission or allowing something to happen. The range of usage for epitrepō is quite broad, as it appears in various contexts, including instructions, warnings, and requests. It is often used in conjunction with other verbs, such as "to do" or "to come," to indicate that permission has been granted or denied. The significance of epitrepō lies in its ability to convey a sense of agency and control. When someone epitrepōs (permits) something, they are exerting their authority and making a decision that affects the outcome. This word highlights the importance of permission and consent in human relationships and decision-making processes.
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Occurrences in Scripture
19 total occurrences across the text
Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
Matthew 8:31The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”
Matthew 19:8He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
Mark 5:13At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.
Mark 10:4They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”
Luke 8:32Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. Then he allowed them.
Luke 8:32Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. Then he allowed them.
Luke 9:59He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:61Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”
John 19:38After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.
Acts 21:39But Paul said, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”
Acts 21:40When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
Acts 26:1Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.
Acts 27:3The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
Acts 28:16When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
1 Corinthians 14:34Let the wives be quiet in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to be talking except in submission, as the law also says,
1 Corinthians 16:7For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
1 Timothy 2:12But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
Hebrews 6:3This will we do, if God permits.