Strong's Lexicon
G1439 — ἐάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1439 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐάω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | of uncertain affinity |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 11 |
| Transliteration: | eao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | eh-ah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to let be, i.e. permit or leave alone |
| KJV Renderings: | commit, leave, let (alone), suffer. |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐάω, ἕω; imperfect εἴων; future ἐάσω; 1 aorist εἴασα; from Homer down;
1. to allow, permit, let: followed by the infinitive, οὐκ ἄν εἴασε διορυγῆναι (T Tr WH διορυχθῆναι), Mat 24:43; by the accusative of the person and the infinitive, Luk 4:41 (οὐκ εἴα αὐτά λαλεῖν); Act 14:16; Act 23:32; Act 27:32; Act 28:4; 1Co 10:13; by the accusative alone, when the infinitive is easily supplied from the context, οὐκ εἴασεν αὐτούς, namely, πορευθῆναι, Act 16:7; οὐκ εἴων αὐτόν, namely, εἰσελθεῖν, Act 19:30; (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 476 (444)].
2. τινα, to suffer one to do what he wishes, not to restrain, to let alone: Rev 2:20 Rec.; Act 5:38 R G; ἐᾶτε namely, αὐτούς, is spoken by Christ to the apostles, meaning, ’do not resist them, let them alone,’ (the following ἕως τούτου is to be separated from what precedes; (others connect the words closely, and render ’suffer them to go even to this extreme’; but cf. Meyer at the passage, Weiss edition)), Luk 22:51.
3. To give up, let go, leave: τάς ἀγκύρας ... εἴων εἰς τήν θάλασσαν, they let down into the sea (i. e., abandoned; cf. B. D. American edition, p. 3009{a} bottom), Act 27:40. (Compare: προσεάω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐάω (commit)
Matthew 24:43
- KJV: 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
- GK: εκείνο δε γινώσκετε ότι ει ήδει ο οικοδεσπότης ποία φυλακή ο κλέπτης έρχεται εγρηγόρησεν αν και ουκ αν είασε διορυγήναι την οικίαν αυτού
Luke 4:41
- KJV: And devils also came out of many crying out and saying Thou art Christ the Son of God And he rebuking suffered them not to speak for they knew that he was Christ
- GK: εξήρχετο δε και δαιμόνια από πολλών κράζοντα και λέγοντα ότι συ ει ο Χριστός ο υιός του θεού και επιτιμών ουκ εία αυτά λαλείν ότι ήδεισαν τον Χριστόν αυτόν είναι
Luke 22:51
- KJV: And Jesus answered and said Suffer ye thus far And he touched his ear and healed him
- GK: αποκριθείς δε ο Ιησούς είπεν εάτε έως τούτου και αψάμενος του ωτίου αυτού ιάσατο αυτόν
Acts 5:38
- KJV: And now I say unto you Refrain from these men and let them alone for if this counsel or this work be of men it will come to nought
- GK: και τα λέγω υμίν απόστητε από των ανθρώπων τούτων και εάσατε αυτούς ότι εάν η εξ ανθρώπων η βουλή αυτη η το έργον τούτο καταλυθήσεται
Acts 14:16
- KJV: Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways
- GK: ος εν ταις παρωχημέναις γενεαίς είασε πάντα τα έθνη πορεύεσθαι ταις οδοίς αυτών
Acts 16:7
- KJV: After they were come to Mysia they assayed to go into Bithynia but the Spirit suffered them not
- GK: ελθόντες κατά την Μυσίαν επείραζον κατά την Βιθυνίαν πορεύεσθαι και ουκ είασεν αυτούς το πνεύμα
Acts 19:30
- KJV: And when Paul would have entered in unto the people the disciples suffered him not
- GK: του δε Παύλου βουλομένου εισελθείν εις τον δήμον ουκ είων αυτόν οι μαθηταί
Acts 23:32
- KJV: On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him and returned to the castle
- GK: τη δε επαύριον εάσαντες τους ιππείς πορεύεσθαι συν αυτώ υπέστρεψαν εις την παρεμβολήν
Acts 27:32
- KJV: Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off
- GK: τότε οι στρατιώται απέκοψαν τα σχοινία της σκάφης και είασαν αυτήν εκπεσείν
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