Meaning
for the meanings of which see LEAVE, No. 1, frequently denotes "to let, suffer, permit," e.g., Mat 5:40 (translated "let ... have"); Mat 7:4, Mat 13:30, Mat 15:14, Mat 27:49 and Mar 15:36, RV, "let be," probably short for "let us see" (Moulton and Milligan, Vocab.); Mar 7:27, Mar 11:6 ("let ... go"); Mar 14:6 ("let ... alone"); so Luk 13:8, Joh 11:48; in Act 5:38 (where some mss. have eao, "to permit, let, suffer"); in Joh 11:44, Joh 18:8 ("let"); 1Co 1:7-12, RV, "let ... leave," AV, "let ... put away;" 1Co 7:13 ("let ... leave").
<2,,2010, epitrepo>
for the meanings of which see LEAVE (b), is translated "let (me)" in Luk 9:61. AV, RV, "suffer (me)."
<3,,630, apoluo>
signifies "to set free, release, loose" (apo, "from," luo, "to loose"), e.g., Luk 13:12, Joh 19:10; forgive, Luk 6:37; to release, dismiss, send away, translated "to let go," e.g., in Luk 14:4; in some mss. Luk 22:68; in Luk 23:22, Joh 19:12, Act 3:13, AV, "let ... go" (RV, "release"); in Act 4:21, "they let ... go;" in Act 4:23 (Passive Voice), "being let go;" Act 5:40; in Act 15:33, AV, "let go" (RV, "dismissed"); Act 1:16-36, Act 17:9; in Act 23:22, RV, "let ... go" (AV, "let ... depart"); in Act 28:18, AV, "let ... go" (RV, "set ... at liberty"). See DISMISS.
<4,,1439, eao>
"to let," occurs in Act 27:32. See SUFFER.
Note: In Act 2:29, the impersonal verb exesti, "it is permitted, it is lawful," is rendered "let me," AV (RV and AV, marg., "I may").
