ἐπιτρέπω
epitrépō · G2010 · Greek · 18 occurrences
Meanings
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to allow, to let, to permit
To allow someone to do something
ExamplesMatthew 8:21 And another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
Matthew 19:8 He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.
Mark 5:13 Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
18 occurrences in 11 groups
- Not stated: you (one person) 4
- Not stated: he, she or it 4
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
9 occurrences in 12 groups
- Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14
To or for whomIndirect object
11 occurrences in 4 groups
- ἐγώI, we 4
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 4
- σύyou 2
- ΠαῦλοςPaul 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πρόςto, toward, with+ σκληροκαρδίαstubborn 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὐnot 1
What is done to itIt is the object
8 occurrences in 5 groups
- ἔπωto say 4
- δέομαιto beg, to pray 1
- λέγωto say 1
- παρακαλέωto plead for, to appeal to, to encourage 1
- φημίto say 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ἐάω eáō · G1439 · to allow, to let, to permit
- ἐπιτρέπω (“to turn over, to permit”) and the target term ἐάω (“to let be, to permit”) both denote granting permission; ἐπιτρέπω emphasizes active authorization while ἐάω conveys non-interference, letting something remain undisturbed — related but distinguishable senses of permission.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To allow, to let, to permit13.138
- In Matthew 8:21, a disciple asks Jesus, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father,” seeking permission to act.
Word family 29 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist ἐπέτρεψά; passive (present ἐπιτρέπομαι); 2 aorist ἐπετραπην; perfect 3 person…
1. to turn to, transfer, commit, intrust.
2. to permit, allow, give leave: 1 Cor 16:7; Heb 6:3; τίνι, Mk 5:13; Jn 19:38; with an infinitive added, Mt 8:21; Mt 19:8; Lk 8:32; Lk 9:59, Lk 9:61; Acts 21:39; 1 Tim 2:12; and without the dative Mk 10:4; followed by an accusative with an infinitive Acts 27:3 (where L T Tr WH πορευθέντι); cf. Xenophon, an. 7, 7, 8; Plato, legg. 5, p. 730 d. Passive ἐπιτρέπεται τίνι, with an infinitive: Acts 26:1; Acts 28:16; 1 Cor 14:34.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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