ἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō) means “to permit” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ep-ee-trep'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἐπιτρέπω · epitrepō · to permit
ἐπι-τρέπω [in LXX (usually with seel. ἐπιστρ-): Gen.39:6 (עָזַב), etc. ;] 1. to turn to, commit, entrust. 2. to yield, permit: 1Co.16:7, Heb.6:3; with dative of person(s), Mrk.5:13, Jhn.19:38; id. with inf. (cf. M, Pr., 205), Mat.8:21 19:8, Luk.8:32 9:52, 61 Act.21:39-40 27:3, 1Ti.2:12; with inf., Mrk.10:4. Pass., with dative and inf., Act.26:1 28:16, 1Co.14:34.† (AS)
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I turn to, commit, entrust; I allow, yield, permit.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| let | 4 |
| he gave them permission | 2 |
| permits | 2 |
| permitted | 2 |
| allowing him | 1 |
| are not permitted | 1 |
| gave him permission | 1 |
| have permission | 1 |
| having received permission | 1 |
| i do not permit | 1 |
| to allow | 1 |
| was permitted | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| suffer | 4 |
| gave | 2 |
| leave | 2 |
| permit | 2 |
| suffered | 2 |
| and gave | 1 |
| art permitted | 1 |
| go | 1 |
| he suffered | 1 |
| he would suffer | 1 |
| i suffer | 1 |
| it is | 1 |
| let | 1 |
| liberty | 1 |
| licence | 1 |
| permitted | 1 |
| was suffered | 1 |
| when he had given | 1 |
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Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Read word by wordJesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.
Read word by wordHe gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
Read word by wordThey answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
Read word by wordThere on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
Read word by wordThen He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Read word by wordStill another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
Read word by wordAfterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
Read word by wordBut Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
Read word by wordHaving received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
Read word by wordAgrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
Read word by wordThe next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
Read word by wordWhen we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
Read word by wordWomen are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
Read word by wordFor I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
Read word by wordI do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
Read word by wordAnd this we will do, if God permits.
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