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Lexicon :: Strong's G1832 - exesti

Aa
ἔξεστι
Transliteration
exesti (Key)
Pronunciation
ex'-es-tee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Third person singular present indicative of a compound of ἐκ (G1537) and εἰμί (G1510)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:560,238

Strong’s Definitions

ἔξεστι éxesti, ex'-es-tee; third person singular present indicative of a compound of G1537 and G1510; so also ἐξόν exón ex-on' neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public):—be lawful, let, × may(-est).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G1832 in the following manner: be lawful (29x), may (2x), let (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G1832 in the following manner: be lawful (29x), may (2x), let (1x).

  1. it is lawful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἔξεστι éxesti, ex'-es-tee; third person singular present indicative of a compound of G1537 and G1510; so also ἐξόν exón ex-on' neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public):—be lawful, let, × may(-est).
STRONGS G1832:
ἔξεστι, an impersonal verb, (from the unused ἔξειμι), it is lawful;
a. followed by the present infinitive: Matthew 12:2, 10 [Tdf. infinitive aorist], Matthew 12:12; Matthew 14:4; Luke 6:2 [R G T]; Luke 14:3 [L T Tr WH infinitive aorist]; with the aorist infinitive: [Matthew 15:26 L T]; Matthew 22:17; 27:6; Mark 3:4; Mark 12:14; Luke 6:9; Acts 2:29 (ἐξὸν εἰπεῖν scil. ἔστω, allow me, [others supply ἐστι, Buttmann, 318 (273); Winer's Grammar, § 64, I. 2 a., cf. § 2, 1 d.]); with the infinitive omitted because readily suggested by the context, Mark 2:24 and Rec. in Acts 8:37.
b. followed by the dative of person and a present infinitive: Mark 6:18; Acts 16:21; Acts 22:25; and an aorist infinitive: Matthew 19:3 [L T WH omit the dative]; Matthew 20:15; Mark 2:26 [R G L Tr text]; Mark 10:2; Luke 20:22 R G L; John 5:10; John 18:31; Acts 21:37; ἐξὸν ἦν, Matthew 12:4; ἃ οὐκ ἐξόν, namely, ἐστί, 2 Corinthians 12:4; with the infinitive omitted, as being evident from the context: πάντα (μοι) ἔξεστιν, namely, ποιεῖν, 1 Corinthians 6:12; 1 Corinthians 10:23.
c. followed by the accusative and infinitive: Luke 6:4; Luke 20:22 T Tr WH; so here and there even in classic writings; cf. Rost § 127 Anm. 2; Kühner, § 475 Anm. 2; [Buttmann, § 142, 2].

Related entry:
ἔξειμι from εἰμί, see ἔξεστι.

Related entry:
ἐξόν, see ἔξεστι.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
12:2; 12:4; 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; 20:22
John
5:10; 18:31
Acts
2:29; 8:37; 16:21; 21:37; 22:25
1 Corinthians
6:12; 10:23
2 Corinthians
12:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1832 matches the Greek ἔξεστι (exesti),
which occurs 31 times in 29 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:2 - But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:4 - How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:10 - And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:12 - Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:4 - Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:3 - And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15 - Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:17 - Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:6 - And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:24 - And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:26 - How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4 - And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:18 - For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:2 - And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:14 - And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:2 - But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:4 - How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:9 - And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:3 - And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:22 - Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:10 - So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:31 - Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:29 - My brothers, I may say to you openly that David came to his death, and was put in the earth, and his resting-place is with us today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:21 - Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 - And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25 - And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:12 - I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:23 - We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:4 - How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say.
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