Eaō ἐάω

Eaō (Greek ἐάω, Strong's G1439) is a Greek verb meaning “to allow”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Eaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 24:43
  But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

Luke

• Luke 4:41
  And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
• Luke 22:51
  And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.

Acts

• Acts 14:16
  Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
• Acts 16:7
  After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
• Acts 19:30
  And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
• Acts 23:32
  On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.
• Acts 27:32
  Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
• Acts 27:40
  And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
• Acts 28:4
  And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 10:13
  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).