"to agree openly, to acknowledge outwardly, or fully" (ex, for ek, "out," intensive), is translated "consented" in the RV of Luk 22:6 (AV, "promised"). See CONFESS, THANK.
lit. "signifies to nod to" (epi, "upon or to," neuo, "to nod"); hence, "to nod assent, to express approval, consent," Act 18:20. "to come to," signifies "to consent," implying a coming to agreement with, in 1Ti 6:3. See COME, No. 10. lit., "to put or lay down together with" (sun, "with," kata, "down," tithemi, "to put"), was used of depositing one's vote in an urn; hence, "to vote for, agree with, consent to." It is said negatively of Joseph of Arimathaea, who had not "consented" to the counsel and deed of the Jews, Luk 23:51 (Middle Voice). lit., "to speak with" (sun, "with," phemi, "to speak"), hence, "to express agreement with," is used of "consenting" to the Law, agreeing that it is good, Rom 7:16. lit., "to think well with" (sun, "with," eu, "well," dokeo, "to think"), to take pleasure with others in anything, to approve of, to assent, is used in Luk 11:48, of "consenting" to the evil deeds of predecessors (AV, "allow"); in Rom 1:32, of "consenting" in doing evil; in Act 8:1, Act 22:20, of "consenting" to the death of another. All these are cases of "consenting" to evil things. In 1Co 1:7-13, it is used of an unbelieving wife's "consent" to dwell with her converted husband, and of an unbelieving husband's "consent" to dwell with a believing wife (AV, "be pleased;" RV, "be content"). See ALLOW, CONTENT, PLEASE.
