exesti · it is lawful

What it means

exesti (ἔξεστι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “it is lawful”.

It is permitted, it is lawful under the law.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. What the law allows.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• lawful ×24
• are permitted ×4
• permitted ×2
• May ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×9
• Mark×6
• Luke×5
• John×2
• Acts×4
• 1 Corinthians×4
• 2 Corinthians×1

• Matthew 12:2

  But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.”

• Matthew 12:4

  how he entered into the house of God and they ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, except for the priests alone?

• Matthew 12:10

  And look, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they might accuse him.

• Matthew 12:12

  How much more valuable, then, is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

• Matthew 14:4

  for John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

• Matthew 19:3

  And Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

• Matthew 20:15

  Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with what is mine? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’

• Matthew 22:17

  Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay the tax to Caesar, or not?”

• Matthew 27:6

  But the high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”

• Mark 2:24

  And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath what is not lawful?”

• Mark 2:26

  how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave it also to those who were with him?”

• Mark 3:4

  And he says to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.

• Mark 6:18

  For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

• Mark 10:2

  And they were asking him whether it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife, testing him.

• Mark 12:14

  And they came and say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and you do not care about anyone; for you do not look at the face of people, but in truth you teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not? Should we pay, or should we not pay?”

• Luke 6:2

  But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

• Luke 6:4

  how he entered into the house of God and, taking the bread of the presentation, ate and gave it to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”

• Luke 6:9

  And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

• Luke 14:3

  And Jesus answered and spoke to the experts in the law and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath or not?”

• Luke 20:22

  Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar or not?”

• John 5:10

  So the Jews were saying to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to pick up your mat.”

• John 18:31

  So Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”

• Acts 2:29

  Brothers, it is permitted to speak to you with frankness about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

• Acts 16:21

  and they proclaim customs that it is not lawful for us to accept or practice, being Romans.”

• Acts 21:37

  And as Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he says to the commander, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?

• Acts 22:25

  But when they had stretched him out with the straps, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to whip a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?”

• 1 Corinthians 6:12

  All things are permitted for me, but not all things are beneficial. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.

• 1 Corinthians 10:23

  All things are permitted, but not all things are beneficial; all things are permitted, but not all things build up.

• 2 Corinthians 12:4

  that he was caught up into paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not permitted for a human being to speak.

And 2 more times.