To allow
ἐάωStrong’s G1439eaō
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eaō is the Greek word usually translated “allowed”, “was he allowing” and “do allow”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “allowed”, “was he allowing” and “do allow”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- allowed 3
- was he allowing 1
- do allow 1
- did allow 1
- were allowing 1
- having allowed 1
- they were leaving 1
- has permitted 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 7
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 4:41And 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.
- Luke 22:51And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
- Acts 14:16Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
- Acts 16:7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
- Acts 19:30And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
- Acts 23:32On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
Greek dictionary
ἐάω eaō · to allow
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “allowed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ALLOW'ED, participle passive
Granted; permitted; assented to; admitted; approved; indulged; appointed; abated.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.