"to give over, to leave to the entire trust or management of any one; hence, to permit, allow, suffer, Mt. 8:21; Mk. 5:13"
Definition and meaning
to give over, to leave to the entire trust or management of any one; hence, to permit, allow, suffer, Mt. 8:21; Mk. 5:13
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐπιτρέπω
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 epitrepo (G2010) across the King James Bible.
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea,(they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
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Common questions
Strong's G2010 (epitrepo) is a Greek word that means: to give over, to leave to the entire trust or management of any one; hence, to permit, allow, suffer, Mt. 8:21; Mk. 5:13 It appears 18 times in the King James Bible.
The word epitrepo (G2010) appears 18 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2010 is epitrepo, a Greek word defined as: to give over, to leave to the entire trust or management of any one; hence, to permit, allow, suffer, Mt. 8:21; Mk. 5:13. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
epitrepo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.