epitrepō · permit

What it means

epitrepō (ἐπιτρέπω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “permit”.

Allow.

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. To let someone do what they ask, without hindering them.

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

How it is translated

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

• permitted ×5
• allow ×3
• permit ×2
• permits ×2
• allowed him ×1
• gave permission ×1
• he gave them permission ×1
• let ×1
• was allowed ×1
• when he had given him permission ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×2
• Luke×4
• John×1
• Acts×5
• 1 Corinthians×2
• 1 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 8:21

  Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

• Matthew 19:8

  He says to them, “Moses, because of your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.

• Mark 5:13

  And he gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered into the pigs, and the herd, about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowning in the sea.

• Mark 10:4

  And they said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her.”

• Luke 8:32

  Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the hillside; and they begged him to permit them to enter into them; and he permitted them.

• Luke 9:59

  And he said to another, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

• Luke 9:61

  And another also said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first allow me to say goodbye to those at my home.”

• John 19:38

  After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave permission. So he came and took away his body.

• Acts 21:39

  But Paul said, “I am a Jewish man, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

• Acts 21:40

  And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people; and when there was a great silence, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying,

• Acts 26:1

  And Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his defense:

• Acts 27:3

  And the next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.

• Acts 28:16

  And when we entered into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

• 1 Corinthians 14:34

  let the women be silent in the assemblies, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but let them be subject, as the law also says.

• 1 Corinthians 16:7

  For I do not want to see you now in passing, for I hope to stay some time with you, if the Lord permits.

• 1 Timothy 2:12

  But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to be in quietness.

• Hebrews 6:3

  And this we will do, if indeed God permits.

And 1 more times.