What does ἐάω (eáō) mean in the Bible?
ἐάω (eáō) is a Greek word meaning "to allow".
Greek · G1439
ἐάω
To allow
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ἐάω G1439
Pronunciation eáō
What does ἐάω (eáō) mean in the Bible?
ἐάω (eáō) is a Greek word meaning "to allow".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1439?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] let (1), [and] would not allow (1), allowed [him] (1), have let (1), let (1).
Where does ἐάω (eáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 24:43. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (7), Luke (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] let 1× Acts 23:32
[and] would not allow 1× Luke 4:41
allowed [him] 1× Acts 28:4
have let 1× Matthew 24:43
let 1× Acts 14:16
No more 1× Luke 22:51
set 1× Acts 27:32
they left [them] 1× Acts 27:40
will not let 1× 1 Corinthians 10:13
would not allow 1× Acts 19:30
would not permit 1× Acts 16:7
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 24:43 εἴασεν to have let Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 4:41 εἴα to [and] would not allow Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 22:51 Ἐᾶτε to No more Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Acts 14:16 εἴασεν to let Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 16:7 εἴασεν to would not permit Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 19:30 εἴων to would not allow Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 23:32 ἐάσαντες to [and] let Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 27:32 εἴασαν to set Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 27:40 εἴων to they left [them] Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 28:4 εἴασεν to allowed [him] Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 24:43
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 2 Acts 7 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
εἴασεν 4x eiasen Matthew 24:43, Acts 14:16, Acts 16:7, Acts 28:4
εἴων 2x eiōn Acts 19:30, Acts 27:40
ἐάσαντες 1x easantes Acts 23:32
ἐάσει 1x easei 1 Corinthians 10:13
Ἐᾶτε 1x Eate Luke 22:51
εἴα 1x eia Luke 4:41
εἴασαν 1x eiasan Acts 27:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 4x Matthew 24:43, Acts 14:16, Acts 16:7, Acts 28:4
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Acts 19:30, Acts 27:40
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 27:32
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 23:32
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 10:13
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 4:41
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 22:51
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to allow
Source Gloss
to allow
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:43 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
εἴασε eiasen
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Luke 4:41 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
εἴα eia
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Luke 22:51 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
Ἐᾶτε eate
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Acts 5:38 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐάσατε easate
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Acts 14:16 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
εἴασε eiasen
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Acts 16:7 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
εἴασεν eiasen
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Acts 19:30 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
εἴων eiwn
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Acts 23:32 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐάσαντες easantev
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Acts 27:32 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
εἴασαν eiasan
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Acts 27:40 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
εἴων eiwn
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Acts 28:4 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
εἴασεν. eiasen
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse 1 Corinthians 10:13 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐάσει easei
I allow, permit, leave
Read verse Revelation 2:20 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐᾷς eav
I allow, permit, leave
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 6 imperfect 3 future 1 present 1
Voice
active 11
Mood
indicative 9 participle 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 24:43 εἴασεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:41 εἴα imperfect active indicative background Luke 22:51 Ἐᾶτε present active imperative imperative Acts 14:16 εἴασεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 16:7 εἴασεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 19:30 εἴων imperfect active indicative background Acts 23:32 ἐάσαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 27:32 εἴασαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 27:40 εἴων imperfect active indicative background Acts 28:4 εἴασεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 10:13 ἐάσει future active indicative prospective
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐάω is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain