ἘΞΕΣΤΙΝ, ἐξεστιν
EXESTIN, exestin
Sounds Like: ex-ES-tin
Translations: it is lawful, it is permitted, it is possible, it is proper
From the root: ἘΞΕΣΤΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is an impersonal verb, meaning 'it is lawful' or 'it is permitted'. It is often used to express what is permissible or proper according to law, custom, or divine will. It can be followed by an infinitive or a dative case to indicate who is permitted to do something.
Inflection: 3rd Person Singular, Present, Indicative, Active
Strong’s number: G1832 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 9:21
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 65:339
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 12:2, 12:10, 12:12, 14:4, 15:26, 19:3, 20:15, 22:17, 27:6
- Mark — 2:24, 2:26, 3:4, 6:18, 10:2, 12:14
- Luke — 6:2, 6:4, 6:9, 14:3, 20:22
- John — 5:10, 18:31
- Acts — 16:21, 21:37, 22:25
- 1 Corinthians — 6:12, 10:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΞΕΣΤΙ.
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- ἘΞΗΝ — it was lawful, it was permitted, it was possible
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