ἨΕΙΤΗΝ, ἠειτην
ĒEITĒN, ēeitēn
Sounds Like: ay-EE-tayn
Translations: I was permitting, I was allowing, I was suffering, I was letting
From the root: ΕΙΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to permit,' 'to allow,' 'to suffer,' or 'to let.' It describes an action of giving permission or not preventing something from happening. It is used to indicate a continuous or repeated action in the past.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 1st Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G1439 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 18:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΙΑΩ.
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- ΕΙΑΣΕ — he allowed, he permitted, he let, he suffered
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