to permit

Greek Verb

ἐπι-τρέπω [in LXX (usually with seel. ἐπιστρ-): Gen.39:6 (עָזַב), etc;] 1) to turn to, commit, entrust. 2) to yield, permit: 1Co.16:7, Heb.6:3; with dative of person(s), Mrk.5:13, Jhn.19:38; id. with inf. (cf. M, Pr., 205), Mat.8:21 19:8, Luk.8:32 9:52, 61 Act.21:39-40 27:3, 1Ti.2:12; with inf, Mrk.10:4. Pass, with dative and inf, Act.26:1 28:16, 1Co.14:34. (AS)

to permit

Greek Verb

ἐπιτρέπ-ω, Ionic dialect ἐπιτράπω [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]future -τρέψ; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural -τρέψοντι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect infinitive -τραψῆν[Refs]: aorist I -έτρεψα[Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 2 -έτραπον[Refs]: perfect -τέτρᾰφα[Refs 2nd c.BC+] —middle, future -τρέψομαι (variant{-τράψ-}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 -ετρᾰπόμην[Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, future -τετράψομαι Pisistr. cited in [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: aorist I -ετρέφθην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect -ετράφθην, participle -τραφθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 -ετράπην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect (see. below [Refs]:—properly to turn to or towards, used by Hom.in aorist 2 middle, σοὶ. θυμὸς ἐπετράπετο εἴρεσθαι thy mind inclined itself to ask, [Refs 8th c.BC+] b) to overturn upon, τινί τι [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) turn over to, transfer, bequeath, παισὶν ἐπιτρέψειεν ἕκαστος κτήματ᾽ ἐνὶ μεγάροισι [Refs 8th c.BC+] 3) commit, entrust to another as trustee, guardian, or vicegerent, οἱ. ἐπέτρεπεν οἶκον ἅπαντα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θεοῖσι μῦθον ἐπιτρέψαι leave it to them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so κάκοισι θῦμον ἐπιτρέπην (Aeolic dialect infinitive) [Refs 7th c.BC+]; frequently in Prose, ἐ. τινὶ τὰ πρήγματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also a son for education, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with dative et infinitive, τινά τινι γερονταγωγεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in Attic dialect, refer a legal issue to any one, τινὶ δίαιταν [Refs 5th c.BC+] (for the construction [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) with dative only, rely upon, leave to, τοῖσιν γὰρ ἐπετράπομέν γε μάλιστα [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive, σοὶ ἐπέτρεψεν πονέεσθαι he left it to you to work, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently in Attic dialect, refer the matter to a person, leave it to his arbitration, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινὶ δικαστῇ to one as a judge, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἀθηναίοις ἐ. περὶ σφῶν αὐτῶν πλὴν θανάτου to leave their case to the [Refs 4th c.BC+] save as to the penalty of death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, δίκης Λακεδαιμονίοις ἐπιτραπείσης [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) middle, entrust oneself, leave one's case to, τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, to entrust what is one's own to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) passive, to be entrusted, ᾧ λαοί τ᾽ ἐπιτετράφαται (3rd.pers. plural perfect for ἐπιτετραμμένοι εἰσί) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τῇς (i.e. Ὥραις) ἐπιτέτραπται μέγας οὐρανός heaven's gate is committed to them (to open and to shut),[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπό τινων ἐπιτρεφθῆναι (i.e. ἰατρῷ), of a patient, [Refs 5th c.BC+] with accusative _of things_, ἐπιτρέπομαί τι I am entrusted with a thing, ἐπιτραφθέντες τὴν ἀρχήν [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) give up, yield, Ποσειδάωνι δὲ νίκην πᾶσαν ἐπέτρεψας [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later ἐ. τινί with infinitive, permit, suffer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, give way, [Refs 5th c.BC+] — passive, ἄνευ τοῦ ἐπιτραπῆναι without leave, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.2) intransitive, give way, οὐ μὲν ἐπέτρεπε γήραϊ λυγρῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; indulge, μὴ πάντα ἡλικίῃ καὶ θυμῷ ἐπίτρεπε [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) command, τὴν μὲν [τάξιν] ἐπὶ τῷ δεξιῷ ἐπέτρεψεν ἐφέπεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc:—passive, ἐπετράπην ὑπὸ σοῦ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to turn over (transfer), i.e. allow; give leave (liberty, license), let, permit, suffer; from g1909 (ἐπί) and the base of g5157 (τροπή)