"to let, allow, permit, suffer to be done, Mt. 24:43; Lk. 4:41; to let be, let alone, desist from, stop, Lk. 22:51; to commit a ship to the sea, let her drive, Acts 27:40"
Definition and meaning
to let, allow, permit, suffer to be done, Mt. 24:43; Lk. 4:41; to let be, let alone, desist from, stop, Lk. 22:51; to commit a ship to the sea, let her drive, Acts 27:40
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐάω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of eao (G1439) across the King James Bible.
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
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Common questions
Strong's G1439 (eao) is a Greek word that means: to let, allow, permit, suffer to be done, Mt. 24:43; Lk. 4:41; to let be, let alone, desist from, stop, Lk. 22:51; to commit a ship to the sea, let her drive, Acts 27:40 It appears 13 times in the King James Bible.
The word eao (G1439) appears 13 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1439 is eao, a Greek word defined as: to let, allow, permit, suffer to be done, Mt. 24:43; Lk. 4:41; to let be, let alone, desist from, stop, Lk. 22:51; to commit a ship to the sea, let he. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
eao is a Greek word found in the New Testament.