to allow

Greek Verb

ἐάω, -ῶ, [in LXX for רפה hi, etc;] 1) to let, permit: with accusative, with inf, with accusative and inf. (M, Pr., 205): Mat.24:43, Luk.4:41 22:51, Act.14.16; 16.7, 19:30 23.32 27:32 28:4, 1Co.10:13. 2) to let alone, leave: ἀγκύρας, Act.27:40 (cf. προσ-εάω). (AS)

to allow

Greek Verb

ἐάω, contraction ἐῶ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect εἰῶ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive ἐάαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]imperfect εἴων,-ας, -α, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect and Epic dialect ἔων [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc: future ἐάσω [ᾱ] [Refs], etc: aorist εἴᾱσα (εἴᾰσεν is variant for{εἴᾱς}' in [Refs]; Epic dialect ἔᾱσα [Refs]: perfect εἴᾱκα [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, future ἐάσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist εἰάθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect passive εἴᾱμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] never uses the augment in this Verb. [ᾰ in present and imperfect, ᾱ in future and aorist even in Ionic dialect (so probably in [Refs 6th c.BC+]; forms with -ασς- occur as variants in [Refs 8th c.BC+]. Synizesis occurs in 3rd.pers. singular ἐᾷ [Refs 8th c.BC+] subjunctive ἐῶμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also in Trag, in imperative ἔα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—suffer, permit, with accusative person et infinitive, τούσδε δ᾽ ἔα φθινύθειν leave them alone to perish, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —so in passive, Κρέοντί γε θρόνους ἐᾶσθαι should be given up, [Refs 5th c.BC+] b) concede, allow in argument, with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) with negative, οὐκ ἐᾶν not to suffer: hence, forbid, prevent, τρεῖν μ᾽ οὐκ ἐᾷ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of the law, [Refs 8th c.BC+] following, οὐκ ἐῶν φεύγειν, ἀλλὰ [κελεύων] μένοντας ἐπικρατέειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, persuade or advise not to do, [Refs]infinitive may frequently be supplied, οὐκ ἐάσει σε τοῦτο will not allow thee [to do] this, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κἂν μηδεὶς ἐᾷ even if all men forbid, [Refs] —so in passive, οὐκ ἐᾶσθαι, with infinitive, to be hindered, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) let alone, let be, with accusative, ἔα χόλον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μνηστήρων μὲν ἔα βουλήν heed not the suitors' plan, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπεί με πρῶτον ἐάσας as soon as thou hast dismissed me, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἤ κέν μιν ἐρύσσεαι, ἦ κεν ἐάσῃς or wilt leave him alone,[Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, ἐπὶ Σκύθας ἰέναι. ἔασον let it alone, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλέψαι μὲν ἐάσομεν Ἕκτορα we will have done with stealing Hector, [Refs 8th c.BC+] have done, let be, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θεὸς τὸ μὲν δώσει, τὸ δ᾽ ἐάσει he will give one thing, the other he will let alone, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, ἡ δ᾽ οὖν ἐάσθω [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) for ἐᾶν χαίρειν, see at {χαίρω} entry near the end (ἐϝάω, compare ἔβασον· ἔασον, and εὔα· ἔα, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to let be, i.e. permit or leave alone; commit, leave, let (alone), suffer; of uncertain affinity