Let (alone, go) - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Let (alone, go)

[ 1,,G863, aphiemi ]
for the meanings of which See LEAVE, No. 1, frequently denotes to let, suffer, permit," e.g., Matthew 5:40 (translated "let ... have"); Matthew 7:4; Matthew 13:30; Matthew 15:14; Matthew 27:49 and Mark 15:36, RV, "let be," probably short for "let us see" (Moulton and Milligan, Vocab.); Mark 7:27; Mark 11:6 ("let ... go"); Mark 14:6 ("let ... alone"); so Luke 13:8; John 11:48; in Acts 5:38 (where some mss. have eao, "to permit, let, suffer"); in John 11:44; John 18:8 ("let"); 1 Corinthians 7:11-12, RV, "let ... leave," AV, "let ... put away;" 1 Corinthians 7:13 ("let ... leave").

[ 2,,G2010, epitrepo ]
for the meanings of which See LEAVE
(b), is translated "let (me)" in Luke 9:61. AV, RV, "suffer (me)."

[ 3,,G630, apoluo ]
signifies "to set free, release, loose" (apo, "from," luo, "to loose"), e.g., Luke 13:12; John 19:10; forgive, Luke 6:37; to release, dismiss, send away, translated "to let go," e.g., in Luke 14:4; in some mss. Luke 22:68; in Luke 23:22, John 19:12; Acts 3:13, AV, "let ... go" (RV, "release"); in Acts 4:21, "they let ... go;" in Acts 4:23 (Passive Voice), "being let go;" Acts 5:40; in Acts 15:33, AV, "let go" (RV, "dismissed"); Acts 16:35-Acts 16:36; Acts 17:9; in Acts 23:22, RV, "let ... go" (AV, "let ... depart"); in Acts 28:18, AV, "let ... go" (RV, "set ... at liberty"). See DISMISS.

[ 4,,G1439, eao ]
"to let," occurs in Acts 27:32. See SUFFER.

Note: In Acts 2:29, the impersonal verb exesti, "it is permitted, it is lawful," is rendered "let me," AV (RV and AV, marg., "I may").

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