ἐάω, ἕω; imperfect εἴων; future ἐάσω; 1 aorist εἴασα; from Homer down; 1. to allow, permit, let: followed by the infinitive, οὐκ ἄν εἴασε διορυγῆναι (T Tr WH διορυχθῆναι), Mat_24:43; by the accusative of the person and the infinitive, Luk_4:41 (οὐκ εἴα αὐτά λαλεῖν); Act_14:16; Act_23:32; Act_27:32; Act_28:4; 1Co_10:13; by the accusative alone, when the infinitive is easily supplied from the context, οὐκ εἴασεν αὐτούς, namely, πορευθῆναι, Act_16:7; οὐκ εἴων αὐτόν, namely, εἰσελθεῖν, Act_19:30; (cf. Winer's Grammar, 476 (444)]. 2. τινα, to suffer one to do what he wishes, not to restrain, to let alone: Rev_2:20 Rec.; Act_5:38 R G; ἐᾶτε namely, αὐτούς, is spoken by Christ to the apostles, meaning, 'do not resist them, let them alone,' (the following ἕως τούτου is to be separated from what precedes; (others connect the words closely, and render 'suffer them to go even to this extreme'; but cf. Meyer at the passage, Weiss edition)), Luk_22:51. 3. To give up, let go, leave: τάς ἀγκύρας ... εἴων εἰς τήν θάλασσαν, they let down into the sea (i. e., abandoned; cf. B. D. American edition, p. 3009{a} bottom), Act_27:40. (Compare: προσεάω.)

ἐάω eaō 11x to let, allow, permit, suffer to be done, Mat_24:43 ; Luk_4:41 ; to let be, let alone, desist from, stop, Luk_22:51 ; to commit a ship to the sea, let her drive, Act_27:40 allow; let.

ἐάω , -ῶ , [in LXX for H7503 hi ., etc.;] 1. to let, permit: c . acc , c . inf ., c . acc et inf . ( M , Pr., 205): Mat_24:43 , Luk_4:41 ; Luk_22:51 , Act_14:16 ; Act_16:7 ; Act_19:30 ; Act_23:32 ; Act_27:32 ; Act_28:4 , 1Co_10:13 . 2. to let alone, leave: ἀγκύρας , Act_27:40 ( cf. προσ -εάω ).†

ἐάω [page 177] For ἐάω followed by the inf. cf. P Grad 8 .16 (B.C. 223 2?) καλῶς ποιήσεις γράψας τοῖς φυλακίταις ἐᾶν αὐτοῖς κατανέμειν , to allow them to use the pastures, P Fay 122 .6 ( c. A.D. 100) ἐά [σ ]ας αὐτὸν βαστάξαι ἀρτάβας εἴκοσι ὀκτώ , τὰς δὲ λοιπὰς ὑπὸ τὴν ἀμφοτέρ [ω ]ν σφραγεῖδα ἐάσας , allowing him to carry off 28 artabae and leaving the rest under the seals of you both (Edd.) : see also Proleg. p. 205. In P Tebt II. 289 .6 (A.D. 23) we have the participle, οὕτως γὰρ γνώσομαι πότερον ἐπὶ τόπων σε ἐάσω πράττοντά τι , for I shall thus know whether I shall leave you in employment where you are (Edd.). In P Oxy X. 1293 .19 ff. (A.D. 117 38), as in Act_16:7 ; Act_19:30 , an inf. has to be supplied λέγει μοι Σαρᾶς Ἔασον τοὺς ἄλλους πέντε μετρητὰς περὶ ὧν γράφεις εἰς τὸ ἄλλο ἀγώγιον· ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εὕρω τὸν βαστάζοντα , ἐάσω αὐτό , Saras says to me, Let the other five metretae about which you write wait for the other load, and if I cannot find a carrier, I shall do so (Edd.) : see also P Flor II. 213 .7 (A.D. 255) ἔασον παρά σοι , keep by you certain memphitia of wine. For ἐάω = leave, as on its second occurrence in P Fay l.c. above, see also P Tebt II. 319 .24 (A.D. 248) εἰακέναι δὲ αὐτοὺς κοινὰς τὰς ὑπαρχούσας (ἀρούρας ) β̄ οὔσας περὶ κώμην Τεπτῦνιν , they have left as common property the two arourae belonging to them near the village of Tebtunis. In P Par 63 .162 (B.C. 165) (= P Petr III. p. 32) καὶ μηθεὶς ἐαθῆι στρατεύσασθαι , Mahaffy translates, as required by the context, and if no one be let off to serve in the army.

ἐάω "to let, suffer, allow, permit", Lat. sinere, c. acc. pers. et inf., Hom. , attic:—Pass. "to be given up", Soph. οὐκ ἐᾶν not "to suffer", and then "to forbid, hinder, prevent", c. acc. et. inf., Hom. , etc.: often an inf. may be supplied, οὐκ ἐάσει σε τοῦτο will not "allow" thee [to do] this, Soph. "to let alone, let be", c. acc., Hom. , etc.;—absol., ἔασον "let be", Aesch. :—Pass., ἡ δ᾽ οὖν ἐάσθω Soph. in same sense, c. inf., κλέψαι μὲν ἐάσομεν "we will have done with" stealing, Il. ; θεὸς τὸ μὲν δώσει, τὸ δ᾽ ἐάσει [sc. δοῦναι] he will give one thing, the other he will "let alone", Od. ; v. χαίρω fin.

ἐάω, -ῶ, [in LXX for רפה hi., etc. ;] __1. to let, permit: with accusative, with inf., with accusative and inf. (M, Pr., 205): Mat.24:43, Luk.4:41 22:51, Act.14.16; 16.7, 19:30 23.32 27:32 28:4 , 1Co.10:13. __2. to let alone, leave: ἀγκύρας, Act.27:40 (cf. προσ-εάω). † (AS)