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ἔξεστιéxesti
GreekG183240 occurrences (KJV)

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)

KJV renders it: be lawful, let, X may(-est)

Where it appears(showing the first 26 of 40)

  • Matt 12:2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”
  • Matt 12:4how he entered into God’s house, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
  • Matt 12:12Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”
  • Matt 14:4For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
  • Matt 20:15Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’
  • Matt 22:17Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
  • Matt 27:6The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, “It’s not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
  • Mark 2:24The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
  • Mark 2:26How he entered into God’s house when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”
  • Mark 3:4He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?” But they were silent.
  • Mark 6:18For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
  • Mark 10:2Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
  • Mark 12:14When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
  • Luke 6:2But some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?”
  • Luke 6:4how he entered into God’s house, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”
  • Luke 6:9Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?”
  • Luke 14:3Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
  • Luke 20:22Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
  • John 5:10So the Jews said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat.”
  • John 18:31Pilate therefore said to them, “Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law.” Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,”
  • Acts 2:29“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
  • Acts 8:37
  • Acts 16:21and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
  • 1 Cor 6:12“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
  • 1 Cor 10:23“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.
  • 2 Cor 12:4how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.