Word Study · Strong's G2010 · Greek
ἐπιτρέπω
epitrepo
ep-ee-trep'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: epitrépō
“to turn over (transfer), i.e. allow”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to turn over (transfer), i.e. allow
Rendered in the KJV as
give leave (liberty, license), let, permit, suffer.
- 18occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- ἐπέτρεψεν6
- ἐπίτρεψόν4
- ἐπετράπη1
- ἐπιτρέπεται1
- ἐπιτρέπεταί1
- ἐπιτρέπῃ1
- ἐπιτρέπω1
- ἐπιτρέψαντος1
- ἐπιτρέψῃ1
- ἐπιτρέψῃ.1
How it is rendered · 14
- do allow4
- He allowed2
- allowed1
- gave permission1
- he allowed [him]1
- He would allow1
- I do permit1
- it is allowed1
- It is permitted1
- Permitted1
- shall permit1
- shall permit.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular6
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singular4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3S · 6
- V-AAM-2S · 4
- V-AAS-3S · 2
- V-PPI-3S · 2
- V-AAP-GSM · 1
- V-API-3S · 1
- V-PAI-1S · 1
- V-PAS-3S · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 8:21ἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singularAnother of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”here: do allow
- Matthew 19:8ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularJesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.here: allowed
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 5:13ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularHe 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.here: He allowed
- Mark 10:4ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThey answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”here: Permitted
Luke4 occurrences
- Luke 8:32ἐπιτρέψῃepitrepsēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularThere 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.here: He would allow
- Luke 8:32ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThere 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.here: He allowed
- Luke 9:59ἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singularThen He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”here: do allow
- Luke 9:61ἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singularStill another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”here: do allow
Acts5 occurrences
- Acts 21:39ἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singularBut 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.”here: do allow
- Acts 21:40ἐπιτρέψαντοςepitrepsantosverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularHaving 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:here: When was permitting
- Acts 26:1ἐπιτρέπεταίepitrepetaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singularAgrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:here: It is permitted
- Acts 27:3ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThe next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.here: he allowed [him]
- Acts 28:16ἐπετράπηepetrapēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularWhen we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.here: was allowed
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 14:34ἐπιτρέπεταιepitrepetaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singularWomen are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.here: it is allowed
- 1 Corinthians 16:7ἐπιτρέψῃ.epitrepsēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularFor I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.here: shall permit.