Dictionary entry

ἐάω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐάω, -ῶ,

[in LXX for רפה hi., etc.;]

1. to let, permit: c. acc., c. inf., c. acc. et inf. (M, Pr., 205): Mt 24:43, Lk 4:41 22:51, Ac 14:16 16:7 19:30 23:32 27:32 28:4, I Co 10:13.

2. to let alone, leave: ἀγκύρας, Ac 27:40 (cf. προσ-εάω).†