Epitrepō ἐπιτρέπω

Epitrepō (Greek ἐπιτρέπω, Strong's G2010) is a Greek verb meaning “to permit”. It occurs 19 times in 18 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 Epitrepō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 8:21
  And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Matthew 8:31
  So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
• Matthew 19:8
  He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.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

• Mark 5:13
  And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.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
  And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

Luke

• Luke 8:32
  And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.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
  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Luke 9:61
  And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”

John

• John 19:38
  And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.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

• Acts 21:39
  But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.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
  And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,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
  Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
• Acts 27:3
  And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.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
  And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 14:34
  Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.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 will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.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

• 1 Timothy 2:12
  But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 6:3
  And this will we do, if God permit.And this we will do, if God permits.

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).