- ἐπιτρέπω
- ἐπιτρέπω 1 aor. ἐπέτρεψα. Pass.: fut. inf. ἐπιτραπήσεσθαι (Just., A I, 47, 5); 2 aor. pass. ἐπετράπην; pf. ἐπιτέτραμμαι (τρέπω ‘turn/direct toward’; Hom.+).① to allow someone to do someth., allow, permit (so Pind. et al.) τινί someone w. inf. foll. (X., An. 1, 2, 19, Hell. 6, 3, 9; Epict. 1, 10, 10; 2, 7, 12; PMagd 2, 7 [221 B.C.]; 12, 11; PRyl 120, 16; Job 32:14; 4 Macc 4:18; ParJer 1:4; Jos., Ant. 8, 202; Just., Ath.) Mt 8:21; 19:8; Mk 10:4; Lk 8:32a; 9:59, 61; Ac 21:39; 27:3; 1 Ti 2:12; Dg 10:2; IEph 10:1; IRo 6:3; Hm 4, 1, 4; D 10:7; Ox 840, 12. Without inf. (Pind., O. 3, 36; SIG 260, 16; 360, 15; 34; Just., D. 141, 2; Tat. 20, 1; Ath. 1, 2; 2, 4): ἐπέτρεψεν αὐτοῖς he gave them permission Mk 5:13; Lk 8:32b. ᾧ ἂν αὐτὸς ἐπιτρέψῃ whomever he permits = appoints ISm 8:1. οὐκ ἐμαυτῷ ἐπιτρέψας not on my own initiative Pol 3:1. Abs. (Pind., O. 6, 21; X., Cyr. 5, 5, 9; SIG 490, 10; 591, 36) ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ Πιλᾶτος P. gave his permission J 19:38; cp. Ac 21:40; MPol 7:2. Of God (BGU 451, 10 [I/II A.D.] θεῶν ἐπιτρεπόντων; 248, 15 [cp. Dssm., NB 80=BS 252]; Jos., Ant. 20, 267 κἂν τὸ θεῖον ἐπιτρέπῃ) 1 Cor 16:7; Hb 6:3.—Pass. (SIG 1073, 44; 52; POxy 474, 40) ἐπιτρέπεταί τινι someone is permitted w. inf. foll. (Jos., Ant. 5, 3) Ac 26:1; 28:16; 1 Cor 14:34. Abs. ἐκείνῳ ἐπιτέτραπται it is entrusted to him = it is his duty Hv 2, 4, 3.② order, instruct (X., An. 6, 5, 11; Arrian, Ind. 23, 5 ἐ. τινί; Cass. Dio, Fgm. 40, 5 Boiss. Cod.; PLond 1173, 3; Jos., Vi. 138) w. dat. of pers. and inf. 1 Cl 1:3.—B. 1340. Freq. as v.l. for ἐπιστρέφω.—M-M.
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