Midvash

ἔξεστιéxesti

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)

Greek (New Testament) · G1832

Meanings

it is permitted, lawful: Mark 2:24, Acts 8:37 (R, margin), 1 Corinthians 10:23; with infinitive, Matthew 12:2, Matthew 12:10, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 14:4, Matthew 15:26, Matthew 19:3, Matthew 22:17, Matthew 27:6, Mark 3:4, Mark 12:14, Luke 6:2, Luke 6:9, Luke 14:3, John 5:10; followed by accusative, Mark 2:26, Luke 6:4, Luke 20:22; with dative of person et infinitive, Matthew 20:15, Mark 6:18, Mark 10:2, John 18:31, Acts 16:21, Acts 21:37, Acts 22:25 (infinitive understood), 1 Corinthians 6:12; ἐξόν (namely ἐστί), Acts 2:29, 2 Corinthians 12:4; ἐξὸν ἦν, Matthew 12:4.

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Where it appears

Appears 31 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 12:2 But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, “Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath.”
  • Matthew 12:4 He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat.
  • Matthew 12:10 where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.)
  • Matthew 12:12 And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.”
  • Matthew 14:4 John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.”
  • Matthew 19:3 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.