verb
epitrepamō
Greekἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō)
Strong’sG2010
I allow, permit
stem epitrep-18 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books8 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-τρέπω
[in LXX (usually with v.l. ἐπιστρ-): Ge 39:6 (עָזַב), etc.;]
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epitrepamōἐπιτρέπω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | permit | 1× |
| epitrepitōἘπιτρέπεταί | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | permitted | 2× |
| epitrepataἐπέτρεψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | gave … permission | 6× |
| epitrepitaἐπετράπη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | allowed | 1× |
| epitrepateiōἐπιτρέπῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | permits | 1× |
| epitrepateiaἐπιτρέψῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | permit | 2× |
| epitrepasarἐπίτρεψόν | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | let | 4× |
| epitreparatouἐπιτρέψαντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | given … permission | 1× |
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 person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitrepamō1×ἐπιτρέπω | epitrepame | epitrepami | epitrepama | epitrepamē | epitrepamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitrepasō | epitrepase | epitrepasi | epitrepasa | epitrepasē | epitrepaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitrepatō | epitrepate | epitrepati | epitrepata6×ἐπέτρεψεν | epitrepatē | epitrepatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epitrepanō | epitrepane | epitrepani | epitrepana | epitrepanē | epitrepanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitrepavō | epitrepave | epitrepavi | epitrepava | epitrepavē | epitrepavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitrepalō | epitrepale | epitrepali | epitrepala | epitrepalē | epitrepalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitrepimō | epitrepime | epitrepimi | epitrepima | epitrepimē | epitrepimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitrepisō | epitrepise | epitrepisi | epitrepisa | epitrepisē | epitrepiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitrepitō2×Ἐπιτρέπεταί | epitrepite | epitrepiti | epitrepita1×ἐπετράπη | epitrepitē | epitrepitelē |
| we 1st person plural | epitrepinō | epitrepine | epitrepini | epitrepina | epitrepinē | epitrepinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitrepivō | epitrepive | epitrepivi | epitrepiva | epitrepivē | epitrepivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitrepilō | epitrepile | epitrepili | epitrepila | epitrepilē | epitrepilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitrepameiō | epitrepameia | epitrepameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitrepaseiō | epitrepaseia | epitrepaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitrepateiō1×ἐπιτρέπῃ | epitrepateia2×ἐπιτρέψῃ | epitrepateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epitrepaneiō | epitrepaneia | epitrepaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitrepaveiō | epitrepaveia | epitrepaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitrepaleiō | epitrepaleia | epitrepaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitrepimeiō | epitrepimeia | epitrepimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitrepiseiō | epitrepiseia | epitrepiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitrepiteiō | epitrepiteia | epitrepiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epitrepineiō | epitrepineia | epitrepineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitrepiveiō | epitrepiveia | epitrepiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitrepileiō | epitrepileia | epitrepileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epitrepasōr | epitrepasar4×ἐπίτρεψόν | epitrepasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitrepatōr | epitrepatar | epitrepatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitrepavōr | epitrepavar | epitrepavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epitrepalōr | epitrepalar | epitrepalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epitrepisōr | epitrepisar | epitrepisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitrepitōr | epitrepitar | epitrepitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitrepivōr | epitrepivar | epitrepivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epitrepilōr | epitrepilar | epitrepilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitrepamoiō | epitrepamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epitrepasoiō | epitrepasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitrepatoiō | epitrepatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epitrepanoiō | epitrepanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitrepavoiō | epitrepavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epitrepaloiō | epitrepaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitrepimoiō | epitrepimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epitrepisoiō | epitrepisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitrepitoiō | epitrepitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epitrepinoiō | epitrepinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitrepivoiō | epitrepivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epitrepiloiō | epitrepiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epitreparō | epitrepari | epitrepara | epitreparē |
| acted on passive voice | epitrepirō | epitrepiri | epitrepira | epitrepirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epitreparōtos | epitreparitos | epitreparatos1× | epitreparētos |
| acted on passive voice | epitrepirōtos | epitrepiritos | epitrepiratos | epitrepirētos |
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
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 singular1×
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 singular2×
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 singular6×
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 singular1×
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 singular1×
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 singular2×
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 singular4×
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 masculine1×
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: