ἐπιτρέπω epitrépō

Meaning

to turn over (transfer), i.e. allow

In the King James Version: give leave (liberty, license), let, permit, suffer

Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and the base of G5157 (τροπή);

Where it is used

• Matthew 8:21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Matthew 8:31 So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
• Matthew 19:8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.
• Mark 5:13 He 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.
• Mark 10:4 They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
• Luke 8:32 There 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.
• Luke 9:59 Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Luke 9:61 Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
• John 19:38 Afterward, 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.
• Acts 21:39 But 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.”
• Acts 21:40 Having 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:
• Acts 26:1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
• Acts 27:3 The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
• Acts 28:16 When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
• 1 Corinthians 14:34 Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
• 1 Corinthians 16:7 For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
• 1 Timothy 2:12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
• Hebrews 6:3 And this we will do, if God permits.