Strong's Greek · G1832

ἔξεστι

éxesti

be lawful, let, X may(-est)

Definition

so also neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 (εἰμί) expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public)

Derivation

third person singular present indicative of a compound of G1537 (ἐκ) and G1510 (εἰμί);

Appears 31 times in Scripture

Matthew 22:17

So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

Matthew 14:4

because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Matthew 12:4

He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

Matthew 20:15

Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

Matthew 19:3

Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

Matthew 12:2

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:10

and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

Matthew 12:12

How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Matthew 27:6

The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

Mark 2:24

So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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