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epitrepamō

Greekἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō)

Strong’sG2010

I allow, permit

stem epitrep-18 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books8 forms occur

Translated as

letgave … permissionpermittedallowedpermitpermitsgiven … permissionhave permission

What it means

ἐπι-τρέπω

[in LXX (usually with v.l. ἐπιστρ-): Ge 39:6 (עָזַב), etc.;]

1. to turn to, commit, entrust.
2. to yield, permit: I Co 16:7, He 6:3; c. dat. pers., Mk 5:13, Jo 19:38; id. c. inf. (cf. M, Pr., 205), Mt 8:21 19:8, Lk 8:32 9:52, 61 Ac 21:39, 40 27:3, I Ti 2:12; c. inf., Mk 10:4. Pass., c. dat. et inf., Ac 26:1 28:16, I Co 14:34.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2010 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ee-trep'-o

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

Fromfrom G1909 and the base of G5157;

King Jamesgive leave (liberty, license), let, permit, suffer.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
epitrepamōἐπιτρέπωhappening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singularpermit
epitrepitōἘπιτρέπεταίhappening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singularpermitted
epitrepataἐπέτρεψενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singulargave … permission
epitrepitaἐπετράπηhappened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singularallowed
epitrepateiōἐπιτρέπῃhappening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singularpermits
epitrepateiaἐπιτρέψῃhappened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singularpermit
epitrepasarἐπίτρεψόνhappened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singularlet
epitreparatouἐπιτρέψαντοςhappened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculinegiven … permission

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 10 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularepitrepamōἐπιτρέπωepitrepameepitrepamiepitrepamaepitrepamēepitrepamelē
you 2nd person singularepitrepasōepitrepaseepitrepasiepitrepasaepitrepasēepitrepaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitrepatōepitrepateepitrepatiepitrepataἐπέτρεψενepitrepatēepitrepatelē
we 1st person pluralepitrepanōepitrepaneepitrepaniepitrepanaepitrepanēepitrepanelē
ye 2nd person pluralepitrepavōepitrepaveepitrepaviepitrepavaepitrepavēepitrepavelē
they 3rd person pluralepitrepalōepitrepaleepitrepaliepitrepalaepitrepalēepitrepalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularepitrepimōepitrepimeepitrepimiepitrepimaepitrepimēepitrepimelē
you 2nd person singularepitrepisōepitrepiseepitrepisiepitrepisaepitrepisēepitrepiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitrepitōἘπιτρέπεταίepitrepiteepitrepitiepitrepitaἐπετράπηepitrepitēepitrepitelē
we 1st person pluralepitrepinōepitrepineepitrepiniepitrepinaepitrepinēepitrepinelē
ye 2nd person pluralepitrepivōepitrepiveepitrepiviepitrepivaepitrepivēepitrepivelē
they 3rd person pluralepitrepilōepitrepileepitrepiliepitrepilaepitrepilēepitrepilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularepitrepameiōepitrepameiaepitrepameiē
you 2nd person singularepitrepaseiōepitrepaseiaepitrepaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitrepateiōἐπιτρέπῃepitrepateiaἐπιτρέψῃepitrepateiē
we 1st person pluralepitrepaneiōepitrepaneiaepitrepaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralepitrepaveiōepitrepaveiaepitrepaveiē
they 3rd person pluralepitrepaleiōepitrepaleiaepitrepaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularepitrepimeiōepitrepimeiaepitrepimeiē
you 2nd person singularepitrepiseiōepitrepiseiaepitrepiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitrepiteiōepitrepiteiaepitrepiteiē
we 1st person pluralepitrepineiōepitrepineiaepitrepineiē
ye 2nd person pluralepitrepiveiōepitrepiveiaepitrepiveiē
they 3rd person pluralepitrepileiōepitrepileiaepitrepileiē
Commands — imperative mood, 4 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularepitrepasōrepitrepasarἐπίτρεψόνepitrepasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitrepatōrepitrepatarepitrepatēr
ye 2nd person pluralepitrepavōrepitrepavarepitrepavēr
they 3rd person pluralepitrepalōrepitrepalarepitrepalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularepitrepisōrepitrepisarepitrepisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitrepitōrepitrepitarepitrepitēr
ye 2nd person pluralepitrepivōrepitrepivarepitrepivēr
they 3rd person pluralepitrepilōrepitrepilarepitrepilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularepitrepamoiōepitrepamoia
you 2nd person singularepitrepasoiōepitrepasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitrepatoiōepitrepatoia
we 1st person pluralepitrepanoiōepitrepanoia
ye 2nd person pluralepitrepavoiōepitrepavoia
they 3rd person pluralepitrepaloiōepitrepaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularepitrepimoiōepitrepimoia
you 2nd person singularepitrepisoiōepitrepisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularepitrepitoiōepitrepitoia
we 1st person pluralepitrepinoiōepitrepinoia
ye 2nd person pluralepitrepivoiōepitrepivoia
they 3rd person pluralepitrepiloiōepitrepiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceepitreparōepitrepariepitreparaepitreparē
acted on passive voiceepitrepirōepitrepiriepitrepiraepitrepirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceepitreparōtosepitreparitosepitreparatosepitreparētos
acted on passive voiceepitrepirōtosepitrepiritosepitrepiratosepitrepirētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
epitrepstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

epitrep is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

18 occurrences, every one of them listed

epitrepamō“permit”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular

1 Timothy 2:12“permit”didaskarō de gunaika ouk epitrepamō, oude authentarō anērou, alla arō en hēsuchia.I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

epitrepitō“permitted”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular

Acts 26:1“have permission”Agrippaos de pros ton Paulon fēate; Epitrepitō si huper siautou legarō. tote tos Paulos ekteinaratos tan cheiran apologete;Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

1 Corinthians 14:34“permitted”Tais gunaikais en tai ekklēsai sigalōr, ouk gar epitrepitō autai lalarō; alla hupotassilōr, kathōs kai tos nomos legatō.Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

epitrepata“gave … permission”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Matthew 19:8“permitted”legatō autoi hoti Mōusos pros tan sklērokardian vu epitrepata vi apoluara tain gunaikain vu, apo archau de ouk ginatē houtōs.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“gave … permission”kai epitrepata autei. kai exercharateim teim pneumeim teim akatharteim eiserchala eis toin choiroin, kai hormata tas agelas kata tou krēmnou eis tan thalassan, hōs dischilioi, kai pnigile en ta thalassa.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“permitted”tois de legala; Epitrepata Mōusos bibliem apostasieu grafara kai apoluara.They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

Luke 8:32“gave … permission”Ate de ekei agelas choiroiu hikanoiu boskirōtas en te ore; kai parakalala auton hina epitrepateia autei eis ekeinoin eiserchara; kai epitrepata autei.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.

John 19:38“gave … permission”Meta de houteim erōtata ton Pilaton Iōsēf apo Harimathaiau, arōtos mathētos tou Iēsu kruptirētos de dia ton fobon toiu Ioudaioiu, hina airateia tem sōmem tou Iēsu; kai epitrepata tos Pilatos. erchata oun kai airata tem sōmem autou.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 27:3“allowed”ta tē hetera katagina eis Sidōnan, filanthrōpōs tē tos Ioulios to Paulo chreratos epitrepata pros toin filoin poreuirato epimeleiau tunchanara.The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

epitrepita“allowed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular

Acts 28:16“allowed”Hote de eiserchana eis Rōman, epitrepita to Paulo menarō kata heauton sun to fulassarōto auton stratiōto.When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

epitrepateiō“permits”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular

Hebrews 6:3“permits”kai houtem poiani eanper epitrepateiō tos theos.And this we will do, if God permits.

epitrepateia“permit”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular

Luke 8:32“permit”Ate de ekei agelas choiroiu hikanoiu boskirōtas en te ore; kai parakalala auton hina epitrepateia autei eis ekeinoin eiserchara; kai epitrepata autei.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.

1 Corinthians 16:7“permits”ouk thelamō gar vin arti en paroda horara, elpizamō gar chronon tinon epimenara pros vin, ean tos kurios epitrepateia.For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

epitrepasar“let”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular

Matthew 8:21“let”heteros de toiu mathētoiu legata auto; Kurior, epitrepasar mi prōtem aperchara kai thaptara ton patēron mu.Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Luke 9:59“let”legata de pros heteron; Akolouthasōr mi. tos de legata; Kurior, epitrepasar mi apercharato prōtem thaptara ton patēron mu.Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Luke 9:61“let”legata de kai heteros; Akolouthami si, kurior; prōtem de epitrepasar mi apotassera toi eis ton oikon mu.Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”

Acts 21:39“let”legata de tos Paulos; Mis anthrōpos men amō Ioudaios, Tarsevos tau Kilikiau, ouk asēmau politau politos; demō de su, epitrepasar mi lalara pros ton laon.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.”

epitreparatou“given … permission”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine

Acts 21:40“given … permission”epitreparatou de autou tos Paulos histanarētos epi toiu anabathmoiu kataseiata ta cheira to lao, pollau de sigau gineratau prosfōnata ta Hebraida dialekta legarōtosHaving 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: