Quick Definition
ἔξεστιν v. it is permitted, lawful, possible
Strong's Definition
third person singular present indicative of a compound of 1537 and 1510; so also exon ex-on' neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of 1510 expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public)
KJV Usage: be lawful, let, X may(-est)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | εἰμί
71.1 · Mode · Possible, Impossible
to be possible to mark an event as being possible in a highly generic sense In ACT 2:29 the possibility of speaking confidently about David evidently is based upon well-known facts.
MAT 20:15 · ACT 2:29 · ACT 21:37 · 1CO 6:12 · 1CO 6:12 · 1CO 10:23 · 1CO 10:23
71.32 · Mode · Should, Ought
must, ought to, to be lawful, to be permitted, (with neg.) ought not to to be obligatory; to be within the law
MAT 12:2 · MAT 12:4 · MAT 12:10 · MAT 12:12 · MAT 14:4 · MAT 19:3 · MAT 22:17 · MAT 27:6 · MRK 2:24 · MRK 2:26 · MRK 3:4 · MRK 6:18 · MRK 10:2 · MRK 12:14 · LUK 6:2 · LUK 6:4 · LUK 6:9 · LUK 14:3 · LUK 20:22 · JHN 5:10 · JHN 18:31 · ACT 16:21 · ACT 22:25 · 2CO 12:4
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἔξεστι, impers. verb, (fr. the unused ἔξειμι), it is lawful; a. foll. by the pres. inf.: Mt. xii. 2, 10 [Tdf. inf. aor.], 12; xiv.4; Lk. vi. 2 [Β α ΤΊ; xiv.3 [LT Tr WH inf. aor.]; with the aor. inf.: Mt. [xv. 26 1, ΤΊ; xxii. 17; xxvii. 6; Mk. iii. 4; xii.14; Lk. vi. 9; Acts ii. 29 (ἐξὸν εἰπεῖν scil. ἔστω, allow me, [ἃ]. supply ἐστί, B. 318 (273); W.§ 64, I. 2a., cf. § 2,1 4.7); with the inf. omitted because readily suggested by the context, Mk. ii. 24 and Ree. in Acts viii. 37. Ὁ. foll. by dat. of pers. and a pres. inf.: Mk. vi. 18; Acts xvi. 21; xxii. 25; and an aor. inf. : Mt. xix.3 [LT WH om. dat.]; xx. 15; Mk. ii. 26[RG L Tr txt.]; x. 2; Lk. xx. 22 RGL; Jn. v.10; xviii. 31; Acts xxi. 37; ἐξὸν ἦν, Mt. xii. 4; ἃ οὐκ ἐξόν, se. ἐστί, 2 Co. xii. 4; with the inf. omitted, as being evident from the context: πάντα (μοι) ἔξεστιν, 50. ποιεῖν, 1 Co. vi. 125 x. 23. c. foll. by the ace. and inf.: Lk. vi. 4; xx. 22T Tr WH ; so here and there even in classic writ.; ef. Rost § 127 Anm. 2; Kiihner § 475 Anm. 2; [B. § 142, 2].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἔξεστιν exestin 31x
3rd person sing of the unused ἔχειμι (#1997) used impersonally, it is possible; it is permitted, it is lawful, Mt. 12:2, 4; Mk. 3:4; Lk. 6:9; Acts 22:25; 1 Cor. 6:12
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἔξ-εστι
(< εἰμί),
impers. verb., it is permitted, lawful: Mk 2:24, Ac 8:37 (R, mg.), I Co 10:23; c. inf., Mt 12:2, 10, 12 14:4 15:26 19:3 22:17 27:6, Mk 3:4 12:14, Lk 6:2, 9 14:3, Jo 5:10; seq. acc., Mk 2:26, Lk 6:4 20:22; c. dat. pers. et inf., Mt 20:15, Mk 6:18 10:2, Jo 18:31, Ac 16:21 21:37 22:25 (inf. understood), I Co 6:12; ἐξόν (sc. ἐστί), Ac 2:29, II Co 12:4; ἐξὸν ἦν, Mt 12:4.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἔξεστι. BGU IV. τ12η (8.6. 18) μὴν ἐξῖναι rae’ A. λέγιν, PSI III. 2037 (A.D. 87) μὴ ἐξέστω δὲ τῇ Φιλωτέρᾳ προσρείπτειν τῷ ΠΠαποντῶτι τὸ σωμάίτιον ἐντὸς τοῦ xpdvov(?), 75. 218? (A.D. 250) οὐκ ἐξόντος οὐδενὶ τῶν ὁμολογούντων παραβαίνειν τὰ προκείμενα. With the inf. omitted, as in 1 Cor 10%, cf, P Ryl Il. 774% (a.p. 192) τοῦτο δὲ οὐκ ἐξῆν, “this was not permissible,” and 2d. 6215 (translation of an unknown Latin work—iii/A.D.) πάντα τὰ ἄλλα ἔξεστί μοι, a passage which recalls 1 Cor 615: see also Epict. ii. i. 23 νῦν ἄλλο τί ἐστιν ἐλευθερία ἢ τὸ ἐξεῖναι ds βουλόμεθα διεξάγειν ; In PSI III. 2185 wt s. and P Oxy II. 275% (a.p. 66) (= Selections, p- 56) οὐκ ἐξόντος τῷ Τρύφωνι ἀποσπᾶν τὸν παῖδα, the gen. abs. stands for the older acc. abs., which has not kept its place in the Kow# except in τυχόν, ““ perhaps ἢ (1 Cor 168): cf. Blass Gr. p. 252, Proleg. p. 74.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἔξεστι, ἐξόν (exesti, exon) — be permitted. ἔξεστι, imperative ἐξέστω, subjunctive ἐξῇ, infinitive ἐξεῖναι, participle ἐξόν: imperfect ἐξῆν: future ἐξέσται, optative ἐξέσοιτο [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle ἐξεσόμενον (see. below): impersonal (see. ἔξειμι B):—it is allowed, is possible, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with dative person et infinitive,[Refs 5th c.BC+]'licet esse beatis', [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with accusative instead of second dative, ἔ. ὑμῖν φίλους γενέσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative person et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle absolutely, ἐξεόν τοι.. ἕτερα ποιέειν since it was possible for thee to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]