Greek word study

ἔξεστιéxesti it is permitted, lawful, possible

it is permitted, lawful, possible.

Translated in the King James as: be lawful, let, X may(-est)

Appears 31 times in Scripture

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

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Where it appears

Matthew 9×
Matt 12:2Matt 12:4Matt 12:10Matt 12:12Matt 14:4Matt 19:3Matt 20:15Matt 22:17Matt 27:6
Mark 6×
Mark 2:24Mark 2:26Mark 3:4Mark 6:18Mark 10:2Mark 12:14
Luke 5×
Luke 6:2Luke 6:4Luke 6:9Luke 14:3Luke 20:22
John 2×
John 5:10John 18:31
Acts 4×
Acts 2:29Acts 16:21Acts 21:37Acts 22:25
1 Corinthians 4×
1 Cor 6:121 Cor 10:23+ 2 more in 1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 1×
2 Cor 12:4

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.